charge vs attack

charge and attack both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
charge	Yes	No	Yes	No
attack	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, attack is a hypernym of charge; that is, attack is a word with a broader meaning than charge:

Other hypernyms of charge include onrush, onset, onslaught.

charge (noun)	attack (noun)
attention and management implying responsibility for safety	(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
an impetuous rush toward someone or something	a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
a special assignment that is given to a person or group	the act of attacking
a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time	ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield	an offensive move in a sport or game
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense	strong criticism
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something	intense adverse criticism
request for payment of a debt	the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence	a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
the swift release of a store of affective force
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
a person committed to your care
the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
financial liabilities (such as a tax)
the price charged for some article or service

charge (verb)	attack (verb)
energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge	begin to injure
cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on	set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
saturate	attack in speech or writing
attribute responsibility to	launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
set or ask for a certain price	take the initiative and go on the offensive
file a formal charge against	attack someone physically or emotionally
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
make an accusatory claim
instruct or command with authority
instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
direct into a position for use
fill or load to capacity
provide (a device) with something necessary
place a heraldic bearing on
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
move quickly and violently
lie down on command, of hunting dogs
pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
enter a certain amount as a charge
demand payment
give over to another for care or safekeeping
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to