charge to excess (verb)

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• charge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from charger Date: 13th century 1. a. obsolete a material load or weight b. a figure borne on a heraldic field 2. a. the quantity that an apparatus is intended to receive and fitted to hold b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hy|per|charge — «HY puhr CHAHRJ», verb, charged, charg|ing, noun. –v.t. to charge to excess; supercharge: »The atmosphere in Rhodesia was hypercharged with fear (Manchester Guardian Weekly). –n. Nuclear Physics. a quantum number which is equal to twice the… …   Useful english dictionary

• su|per|charge — «SOO puhr CHAHRJ», transitive verb, charged, charg|ing. 1. to increase the power of (an internal combustion engine) by fitting with a supercharger. 2. to fit the engine or engines of (a vehicle or aircraft) with a supercharger or superchargers. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

• overcharge — verb (overcharged, overcharging) –verb (t) /oʊvəˈtʃadʒ / (say ohvuh chahj) 1. to charge (a person) too high a price. 2. to charge (an amount) in excess of what is due. 3. to overload; fill too full. 4. to exaggerate. –verb (i) /oʊvəˈtʃadʒ / (say… …  

• overcharge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rook, fleece, cheat, extort; scalp, gyp, do (all inf.). See dearness.Ant., undercharge. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. overtax, cheat, charge to excess, overburden, strain, lay it on*, rip off*, diddle*; see …   English dictionary for students

• avoid — verb 1 prevent sth; choose not to do sth ADVERB ▪ altogether ▪ It is sometimes impossible to avoid conflict altogether. ▪ actively, assiduously, carefully, consciously, deliberately …   Collocations dictionary

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• load — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. burden; cargo, lading, shipment; charge. See gravity, transportation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A physical burden] Syn. weight, encumbrance, carload, wagonload, hindrance, shipload, parcel, pressure,… …   English dictionary for students