charged

Definition

  • adjective: having an amount of electricity
  • adjective: possessing or showing strong emotion
  • often + 'up'
  • synonyms: accountable, accused, activated

Examples

  • My cell phone needs to be 'charged'. = The battery in my cell phone needs to be charged.

  • Fans 'charged' [='rushed'] the stage but were stopped by the security guards.

  • It is not clear if he violated the rules, as his critics have 'charged'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) but you were implicated... ...in a dozen other schemes and frauds. What can you tell us about this? As you say, ma'am, I was never charged . We're trying to find out... ...if there was a reason for committing this crime... ...or just a reason you got caught this time. (..)
    2001 Ocean's Eleven