| assault | | |
| n. (act) | 1. assault | close fighting during the culmination of a military attack. |
| ~ resisting arrest | physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest. |
| ~ battle, engagement, fight, conflict | a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war.; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" |
| ~ attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons).; "the attack began at dawn" |
| ~ storm | a direct and violent assault on a stronghold. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 2. assault | a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped. |
| ~ aggravated assault | a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon). |
| ~ assault and battery, battery | an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact. |
| ~ attempt, attack | the act of attacking.; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" |
| ~ mugging | assault with intent to rob. |
| n. (animal) | 3. assault | thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946. |
| ~ thoroughbred | a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares. |
| n. (act) | 4. assault, rape, ravishment, violation | the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will. |
| ~ date rape | rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together). |
| ~ sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault | a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat.; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault" |
| ~ statutory rape, carnal abuse | sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly). |
| v. (competition) | 5. assail, assault, attack, set on | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| ~ bait | attack with dogs or set dogs upon. |
| ~ sic, set | urge to attack someone.; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits" |
| ~ bulldog | attack viciously and ferociously. |
| ~ rush | attack suddenly. |
| ~ blindside | attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed. |
| ~ savage | attack brutally and fiercely. |
| ~ reassail | assail again.; "Her old fears reassailed her" |
| ~ jump | make a sudden physical attack on.; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat" |
| ~ set upon, beset | assail or attack on all sides:.; "The zebra was beset by leopards" |
| ~ rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, violate | force (someone) to have sex against their will.; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
| ~ desecrate, outrage, profane, violate | violate the sacred character of a place or language.; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" |
| ~ molest | harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to. |
| v. (social) | 6. assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, rape, ravish, violate | force (someone) to have sex against their will.; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| ~ gang-rape | rape (someone) successively with several attackers.; "The prisoner was gang-raped" |
| v. (communication) | 7. assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout | use foul or abusive language towards.; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" |
| ~ claw | attack as if with claws.; "The politician clawed his rival" |
| ~ vitriol | subject to bitter verbal abuse. |
| ~ rip | criticize or abuse strongly and violently.; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" |
| ~ whang | attack forcefully.; "whang away at the school reform plan" |
| ~ barrage, bombard | address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage.; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" |
| ~ scald, blister, whip | subject to harsh criticism.; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" |
| ~ rubbish | attack strongly. |
| charge | | |
| n. (act) | 1. charge | an impetuous rush toward someone or something.; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge" |
| ~ attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons).; "the attack began at dawn" |
| ~ countercharge | a retaliatory charge. |
| n. (communication) | 2. charge, complaint | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense.; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" |
| ~ criminal law | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment. |
| ~ pleading | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding. |
| ~ accusal, accusation | a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt. |
| ~ bill of indictment, indictment | a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense. |
| n. (possession) | 3. charge | the price charged for some article or service.; "the admission charge" |
| ~ cost | the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor. |
| ~ carrying charge | charge made for carrying an account or for merchandise sold on an installment plan. |
| ~ depreciation charge | an amount periodically charged to expense or against revenue in compensation for depreciation of property. |
| ~ undercharge | a price that is too low. |
| ~ overcharge | a price that is too high. |
| ~ fare, transportation | the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance. |
| ~ fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs | a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.). |
| ~ agio, agiotage, exchange premium, premium | a fee charged for exchanging currencies. |
| ~ demurrage | a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure. |
| ~ installation charge | the charge for installing something. |
| ~ porterage | the charge for carrying burdens by porters. |
| ~ postage | the charge for mailing something. |
| ~ poundage | a charge based on weight measured in pounds. |
| ~ charge per unit, rate | amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis.; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" |
| ~ water-rate | rate per quarter for water from a public supply. |
| ~ surcharge | an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill). |
| ~ service charge, service fee | a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for service. |
| ~ stowage | the charge for stowing goods. |
| ~ tankage | the charge for storing something in tanks. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 4. charge, electric charge | 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" |
| ~ electrostatic charge | the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field). |
| ~ positive charge | having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential. |
| ~ negative charge | having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential. |
| ~ electrical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon involving electricity. |
| n. (act) | 5. care, charge, guardianship, tutelage | attention and management implying responsibility for safety.; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" |
| ~ protection | the activity of protecting someone or something.; "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
| ~ due care, ordinary care, reasonable care | the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty. |
| ~ foster care | supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home. |
| ~ great care | more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons.; "the pilot exercised great care in landing" |
| ~ providence | the guardianship and control exercised by a deity.; "divine providence" |
| ~ slight care | such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise. |
| n. (act) | 6. charge, commission, mission | a special assignment that is given to a person or group.; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" |
| ~ assignment, duty assignment | a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces).; "hazardous duty" |
| ~ fool's errand | a fruitless mission. |
| ~ mission impossible | an extremely dangerous or difficult mission. |
| ~ martyr operation, sacrifice operation, suicide mission | killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb. |
| n. (person) | 7. charge | a person committed to your care.; "the teacher led her charges across the street" |
| ~ dependant, dependent | a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support). |
| n. (possession) | 8. charge | financial liabilities (such as a tax).; "the charges against the estate" |
| ~ levy | a charge imposed and collected. |
| ~ revenue enhancement, tax, taxation | charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government. |
| ~ liabilities | anything that is owed to someone else. |
| ~ incumbrance, encumbrance | a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage). |
| ~ assessment | an amount determined as payable.; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership" |
| n. (motive) | 9. cathexis, charge | (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object.; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge" |
| ~ depth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud.; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" |
| ~ libidinal energy | (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido. |
| n. (feeling) | 10. bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill | 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" |
| ~ excitement, exhilaration | the feeling of lively and cheerful joy.; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" |
| n. (communication) | 11. billing, charge | request for payment of a debt.; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" |
| ~ asking, request | the verbal act of requesting. |
| ~ presentment | a document that must be accepted and paid by another person. |
| n. (communication) | 12. charge, commission, direction | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something.; "the judge's charge to the jury" |
| ~ bid, bidding, command, dictation | an authoritative direction or instruction to do something. |
| ~ misdirection | an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge. |
| n. (communication) | 13. accusation, charge | an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence.; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" |
| ~ assertion, asseveration, averment | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary). |
| ~ countercharge | a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser. |
| n. (artifact) | 14. armorial bearing, bearing, charge, heraldic bearing | heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield. |
| ~ annulet, roundel | (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle.; "a hollow roundel" |
| ~ chevron | an inverted V-shaped charge. |
| ~ fleur-de-lys, fleur-de-lis | (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris. |
| ~ heraldry | emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms. |
| ~ ordinary | (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields. |
| n. (artifact) | 15. burster, bursting charge, charge, explosive charge | a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time.; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" |
| ~ explosive | a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck. |
| ~ shot | an explosive charge used in blasting. |
| ~ undercharge | an insufficient charge. |
| ~ rocket fuel, rocket propellant, rocket propellent | an explosive charge that propels a rocket. |
| v. (competition) | 16. bear down, charge | to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle.; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" |
| ~ rush | attack suddenly. |
| v. (communication) | 17. accuse, charge | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against.; "he charged the director with indifference" |
| ~ blame, fault | put or pin the blame on. |
| ~ accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach | bring an accusation against; level a charge against.; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" |
| ~ asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, denigrate, smirch, sully, smear | charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone.; "The journalists have defamed me!"; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" |
| ~ indict | accuse formally of a crime. |
| v. (possession) | 18. bill, charge | demand payment.; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" |
| ~ account, calculate | keep an account of. |
| ~ levy, impose | impose and collect.; "levy a fine" |
| ~ tithe | exact a tithe from.; "The church was tithed" |
| ~ assess | charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine. |
| ~ undercharge | charge (someone) too little money. |
| ~ surcharge | charge an extra fee, as for a special service. |
| ~ invoice | send an bill to.; "She invoiced the company for her expenses" |
| ~ charge | enter a certain amount as a charge.; "he charged me $15" |
| v. (motion) | 19. buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| ~ dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| ~ rip | move precipitously or violently.; "The tornado ripped along the coast" |
| v. (social) | 20. appoint, charge | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to.; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" |
| ~ assign, delegate, designate, depute | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person). |
| ~ depute, deputise, deputize | appoint as a substitute. |
| ~ name, nominate, make | charge with a function; charge to be.; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" |
| ~ authorise, empower, authorize | give or delegate power or authority to.; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" |
| ~ accredit | provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials. |
| ~ create | invest with a new title, office, or rank.; "Create one a peer" |
| v. (communication) | 21. charge, file, lodge | file a formal charge against.; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" |
| ~ accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach | bring an accusation against; level a charge against.; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" |
| ~ impeach | charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office.; "The President was impeached" |
| v. (communication) | 22. charge | make an accusatory claim.; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" |
| ~ claim | assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing.; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" |
| ~ tax | make a charge against or accuse.; "They taxed him failure to appear in court" |
| ~ complain | make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge.; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client" |
| v. (contact) | 23. charge | fill or load to capacity.; "charge the wagon with hay" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ charge | saturate.; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety" |
| ~ burden, burthen, weight, weight down | weight down with a load. |
| ~ freight | load with goods for transportation. |
| v. (possession) | 24. charge | enter a certain amount as a charge.; "he charged me $15" |
| ~ debit | enter as debit. |
| ~ bill, charge | demand payment.; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" |
| v. (possession) | 25. charge, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send | cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution.; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" |
| ~ transfer | move from one place to another.; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" |
| ~ hospitalise, hospitalize | admit into a hospital.; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high" |
| v. (possession) | 26. charge, consign | give over to another for care or safekeeping.; "consign your baggage" |
| ~ pledge | give as a guarantee.; "I pledge my honor" |
| ~ hock, pawn, soak | leave as a guarantee in return for money.; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" |
| ~ check | hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping.; "Check your coat at the door" |
| ~ check | consign for shipment on a vehicle.; "check your luggage before boarding" |
| ~ entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust | confer a trust upon.; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| v. (possession) | 27. charge | 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?" |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| v. (motion) | 28. charge | lie down on command, of hunting dogs. |
| ~ lie down, lie | assume a reclining position.; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" |
| v. (emotion) | 29. agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" |
| ~ hype up, psych up | get excited or stimulated.; "The children were all psyched up after the movie" |
| ~ disturb, trouble, upset | move deeply.; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" |
| ~ bother | make nervous or agitated.; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" |
| ~ pother | make upset or troubled. |
| ~ electrify | excite suddenly and intensely.; "The news electrified us" |
| v. (creation) | 30. charge | place a heraldic bearing on.; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ paint | make a painting.; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden" |
| v. (contact) | 31. charge, load | provide (a device) with something necessary.; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| ~ recharge, reload | load anew.; "She reloaded the gun carefully" |
| v. (competition) | 32. charge, level, point | direct into a position for use.; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| ~ point | be positionable in a specified manner.; "The gun points with ease" |
| v. (communication) | 33. burden, charge, saddle | impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to.; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" |
| ~ overburden | burden with too much work or responsibility. |
| ~ bear down | exert a force or cause a strain upon.; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class" |
| ~ flood out, deluge, overwhelm | charge someone with too many tasks. |
| ~ command, require | make someone do something. |
| ~ adjure | command solemnly. |
| v. (communication) | 34. charge | instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ instruct | give instructions or directions for some task.; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation" |
| v. (communication) | 35. charge | instruct or command with authority.; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem" |
| ~ instruct | give instructions or directions for some task.; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation" |
| v. (cognition) | 36. blame, charge | attribute responsibility to.; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" |
| ~ ascribe, attribute, impute, assign | attribute or credit to.; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" |
| v. (cognition) | 37. charge | set or ask for a certain price.; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage" |
| ~ set, determine | fix conclusively or authoritatively.; "set the rules" |
| v. (change) | 38. charge | cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on.; "charge a conductor" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ charge | energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge.; "I need to charge my car battery" |
| v. (change) | 39. charge | energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge.; "I need to charge my car battery" |
| ~ charge | cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on.; "charge a conductor" |
| ~ recharge | charge anew.; "recharge a battery" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (change) | 40. charge | saturate.; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety" |
| ~ impregnate, saturate | infuse or fill completely.; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" |
| ~ charge | fill or load to capacity.; "charge the wagon with hay" |
Recent comments
1 week 3 days ago
2 weeks 5 days ago
18 weeks 22 hours ago
18 weeks 22 hours ago
18 weeks 1 day ago
18 weeks 5 days ago
22 weeks 6 days ago
23 weeks 6 days ago
24 weeks 4 days ago
24 weeks 5 days ago