charge vs file

charge and file both are nouns.

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

As verbs, charge and file are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of charge include lodge.

charge (noun)	file (noun)
attention and management implying responsibility for safety	a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
an impetuous rush toward someone or something	office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
a special assignment that is given to a person or group	a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time	a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
request for payment of a debt
an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
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)	file (verb)
energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge	place in a container for keeping records
cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on	file a formal charge against
saturate	record in a public office or in a court of law
attribute responsibility to	smooth with a file
set or ask for a certain price	proceed in line
file a formal charge against
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