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Nouns (38)

n. a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"

charge

n. (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

charge

n. a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street"

charge

n. the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"

charge

n. financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate"

charge, billing

n. request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"

charge, cathexis

n. (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"

charge, electric charge

n. the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh charge"

have, millionaire, wealthy person, rich person

n. a person who possesses great material wealth

mission, charge, commission

n. a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"

care, charge, guardianship, tutelage

n. attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

charge, burster, explosive charge, bursting charge

n. a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains"

charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing

n. heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

charge, commission, direction

n. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"

bang, kick, charge, flush, thrill

n. the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"

Verbs (99)

have

v. have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"

charge

v. make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"

experience, have

v. undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"

have, have left

v. have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"

have, receive

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

feature, have

v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

have, must

v. be likely or probable; "They have to be kidding"

have, deal with

v. be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"

charge, cause to store electricity

v. energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"

charge, load

v. provide with munition; "He loaded his gun carefully"

charge, paint with a charge

v. place a heraldic bearing on; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"

charge, lie down on command

v. lie down on command, of hunting dogs

charge, pay with plastic money

v. pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt; "Will you pay cash or charge the purchase?"

charge, chalk up

v. enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15"

charge, appoint

v. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

have, be ill with, suffer from

v. suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"

have, suffer, sustain

v. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

let, have, get

v. cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

take, have, consume, ingest

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

have, own, possess, have possession of

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

take, have, accept

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

make, have, get

v. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

need, have, have got, must

v. be obliged, required, or forced to

charge, saddle, burden

v. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

charge, file, lodge

v. file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"

charge, bear down on, rush at, make a rush attack

v. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"

charge, level, point

v. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

charge, load with a charge, place a charge on

v. fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"

charge, bill, demand payment

v. demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights"

check, charge, consign

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

charge, commit, send, institutionalize

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

throw, make, hold, give, have

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

experience, have, get, receive, undergo

v. go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

charge, criminate, accuse, impeach, incriminate

v. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged thee director with indifference"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (435)

offence, offense, offensive

n. the action of attacking an enemy

invasion

n. the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

direction, management, managing

n. the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

charge, billing

n. request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"

duty, responsibility, obligation

n. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr

allegation, complaint

n. (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"

imputation

n. a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation"

indictment

n. an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"

insinuation, innuendo

n. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

demand

n. an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"

measure, bill

n. a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"

legislation, statute law

n. law enacted by a legislative body

proposal

n. something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

authorization, mandate

n. a document giving an official instruction or command

subject, national

n. a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"

ward

n. a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

fee

n. a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

admission, admission fee, admission charge, admission price, entrance fee, entrance money, price of admission

n. the fee charged for admission

credit, deferred payment

n. arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services

installment

n. a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals

compensation

n. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

reimbursement

n. compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses"

duty, tariff

n. a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"

fine, mulct, amercement

n. money extracted as a penalty

forfeit

n. a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"

toll

n. a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)

taxation, tax, revenue enhancement

n. charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

emolument

n. compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees); "a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes"

disbursement, disbursal, outlay, expenditure, expense

n. money paid out

remuneration, earnings, wage, pay, salary

n. something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

territory, mandate, colony, province, dominion, territorial dominion

n. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

complaint

n. an expression of grievance or resentment

charge, commission, direction

n. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"

protest

n. (objection)

denunciation, denouncement

n. a public act of denouncing

accusation, accusal, indictment

n. a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

castigation, chastisement

n. verbal punishment

criticism, unfavorable judgment

n. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

direction, management, managing

n. the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

charge

n. a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"

duty, responsibility, obligation

king, power, baron, magnate, tycoon, big businessman, business leader, top executive

n. a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"

financier, moneyman

n. a person skilled in large scale financial transactions

industrialist

n. someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise

duty

n. work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"

oversight, supervision, supervising, superintendence

n. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

control, controlling

n. the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

protection, auspices, aegis

n. kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"

duty, responsibility, obligation

conservation, conservancy, conserving

n. the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

complaint

n. an expression of grievance or resentment

charge, billing

n. request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"

protest

n. (objection)

denunciation, denouncement

n. a public act of denouncing

accusation, accusal, indictment

n. a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

castigation, chastisement

n. verbal punishment

criticism, unfavorable judgment

n. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

order, word

n. a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"

gossip, scuttlebutt

n. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"

rumor, rumour, hearsay

n. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

high spirits, elation

n. a feeling of joy and pride

euphoria

n. a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation

take, take on, accept, admit

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

lodge, accommodate

v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

welcome, accept gladly

v. accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

draw, reap

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

incorporate, contain, comprise

v. include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

subsume, contain

v. contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"

commission

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

brace, arouse, stimulate, energize, energise, perk up

v. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

transfer, reassign

v. transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

delegate, depute

v. transfer power to someone

bolt

v. swallow hastily

bolt, gobble, eat hastily

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

gulp, raven, pig, devour, guttle

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

gulp, swig, quaff

v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"

sup, dine, eat dinner, have dinner

v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"

control, mortify, subdue, contain

v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

share, partake, partake in

v. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"

receive

v. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

enjoy, revel in, take delight in, delight in

v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

throw, make, hold, give, have

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

have, own, possess, have possession of

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

deduct, withhold, recoup

v. retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

hold, retain, hold back, keep back

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

hold, reserve, retain

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

reserve, earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

harbor, harbour, keep possession of

v. keep in one's possession; of animals

nurture, sustain, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

throw, make, hold, give, have

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

monopolize, control fully

v. have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

master, dominate

v. have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

exhibit, possess

v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

touch, match, equal, rival

v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

order, say, tell, enjoin

v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

request, ask

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

summon, call for

v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

appeal, request earnestly

v. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

petition, request formally, request in writing

v. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

attempt, try, essay, assay, seek

v. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

tap, beg, solicit

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

press, bid, adjure, beseech, entreat

v. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

beg, implore, pray

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

demand, postulate

v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

demand, exact

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

bid, invite

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

instruct, give instructions, give instruction

v. give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"

direct, command with authority

v. command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"

importune, insist, beg persistently

v. beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

position

v. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

refer

v. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

shift, transfer, move around

v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

conduct, lead, direct, officiate

v. lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"

surprise, storm

v. attack by storm; attack suddenly

vitalize, vitalise

v. make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"

brace, arouse, stimulate, energize, energise, perk up

v. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up, make lively

v. make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

fine, mulct, set a fine for

v. impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"

punish, penalize

v. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

tax

v. levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"

transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

leave, will, bequeath

v. leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

remit

v. send (money) in payment; "remit $25"

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

leave, entrust

v. put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

sequester, seize, attach, impound, confiscate

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

portion, assign, allot

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

put, place, commit, invest

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

smash, dash, break into pieces

v. break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"

dive, swim under water

v. swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

have, own, possess, have possession of

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

organize

v. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

tackle, challenge with a tackle

v. seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

see

v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

attribute, assign, impute, ascribe

v. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

blame, pick on, find fault with

v. harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"

censure, reprimand, criminate

v. rebuke formally

admonish, reprove, take to task, get after

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

conduct, lead, direct, officiate

v. lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"

Synonyms (28)

absorb, take over

v. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"

bear, assume, accept, take over

v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

take in

v. provide with shelter

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

place, target, direct, aim at, point at

v. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

excite, agitate, commove, charge up

v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

Antonyms (44)

reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

miss, lack

v. be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"

exclude

v. lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"

want, lack

v. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

pay cash, pay in cash

v. pay (for something) with cash

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

surrender, deliver, give up, cede

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

lose, fail to keep, fail to maintain

v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

release, free, unblock, unfreeze

v. make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

drop, let fall

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

refuse to acknowledge, disavow

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

discharge, remove the charge from

v. remove the charge from

free, justify, absolve

v. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"

defend

v. be on the defensive; act against an attack

have charge of

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