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charge vs lie

lie vs charge

charge and lie both are nouns.

charge and lie both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
charge Yes No Yes No
lie Yes No Yes No
As verbs, lie is a hypernym of charge; that is, lie is a word with a broader meaning than charge:
  • charge: lie down on command, of hunting dogs
  • lie: assume a reclining position
Other hypernyms of charge include lie down.
charge (noun) lie (noun)
attention and management implying responsibility for safety a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
an impetuous rush toward someone or something position or manner in which something is situated
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
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) lie (verb)
energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
saturate assume a reclining position
attribute responsibility to be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
set or ask for a certain price originate (in)
file a formal charge against have a place in relation to something else
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to be and remain in a particular state or condition
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
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