¹ charge verb

• to give an amount of electricity to (something) : to put electricity into a battery so that a machine or device will run
• to give a job or responsibility to (a person or group) : to make (a person or group) responsible for something—usually used as (be) charged—usually + with
• to formally accuse (someone) of a crime—usually + with

² charge noun

• an amount of electricity
• the amount of an explosive material (such as dynamite) that is used in a single blast
• the responsibility of managing or watching over something