verb Download 🔗Share To assign a duty or responsibility to Examples : "The manager is charging Sarah with the responsibility of training the new interns. " job organization business action work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (of a hunting dog) to lie on the belly and be still (A command given by a hunter to a dog) Examples : "The hunter told the dog to charging, so it lay still and waited for the deer. " animal sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An act or process of charging (as of a battery). Examples : "The phone's charging is slow today, so I'll leave it plugged in longer. " electronics energy technology device process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender. Examples : "Smith is called for charging, and the Nimrods will get the ball." sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading