attack vs charge

attack

noun
  • A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle. 

  • Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net. 

  • The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack). 

  • An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault. 

  • The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team. 

  • The beginning of active operations on anything. 

  • The sudden onset of a disease or condition. 

  • An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. 

  • Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side. 

  • An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system. 

  • The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset. 

  • An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease. 

verb
  • To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste. 

  • To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly. 

  • To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket. 

  • To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar). 

  • (Of a chemical species) To approach a chemical species or bond in order to form a bond with it. 

  • To apply violent force to someone or something. 

  • To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets. 

  • To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders. 

  • To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede. 

  • To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon. 

charge

noun
  • A ground attack against a prepared enemy. 

  • An instruction. 

  • Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher. 

  • A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a cartridge. 

  • A load or burden; cargo. 

  • The amount of money levied for a service. 

  • The scope of someone's responsibility. 

  • A forceful forward movement. 

  • An address given at a church service concluding a visitation. 

  • An official description (by the police or a court) of a crime that somebody may be guilty of. 

  • A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack. 

  • A sort of plaster or ointment. 

  • An electric charge. 

  • An image displayed on an escutcheon. 

  • Cannabis. 

  • An accusation by a person or organization. 

  • A measured amount of explosive. 

  • An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender. 

verb
  • To cause to take on an electric charge. 

  • To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback. 

  • To place a burden, load or responsibility on or in. 

  • To assign (a debit) to an account. 

  • To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials. 

  • To pay on account, as by using a credit card. 

  • To attack by moving forward quickly in a group. 

  • To call to account; to challenge. 

  • To impute or ascribe. 

  • To replenish energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery) by use of an electrical device plugged into a power outlet. 

  • To commit a charging foul. 

  • To add to or represent on. 

  • To take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as they deliver the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball. 

  • To lie on the belly and be still. (A command given by a hunter to a dog) 

  • To require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.). 

  • To ornament with or cause to bear. 

  • To assume as a bearing. 

  • To replenish energy. 

  • To assign a duty or responsibility to. 

  • To formally accuse (a person) of a crime. 

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