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

  • (..) have come to trial. The State has not produced one iota... of medical evidence... that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with... ever took place. It has relied, instead... upon the testimony oftwo witnesses... whose evidence has not only been (..)
    1962 To Kill a Mockingbird
  • (..) You dead wrong! Mr Finch ain't takin' his story against ours." - They was wrong, wasn't they? - I'm appointed to defend Tom Robinson. Now that he's been charged, that's what I intend to do. - You takin' his story-- - If you'll excuse me. What kind of man are you? You got children ofyour own. (..)
    1962 To Kill a Mockingbird