Charges - English meaning

noun

A charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.

Usage examples:

Accusations of bribery

noun

A statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of accusing someone

Usage examples:

You can't just make wild accusations like that!, he glared at me with an air of accusation., [ + th…

noun

The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.

Usage examples:

The negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the un

noun

With the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization

Usage examples:

The project was set up under the aegis of the university.

noun

A claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.

Usage examples:

After leaving he made allegations of corruption against the company

noun

A statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal

Usage examples:

The allegations of corruption were not true.

noun

A statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but which has not been proved to be true

Usage examples:

Allegation about sth the chief executive of the company resigned last autumn over allegations about…

noun

A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent.

Usage examples:

Sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people

verb

Come to be (the total) when added together.

Usage examples:

Losses amounted to over 10 million pounds

noun

The degree to which something is a lot or a little; how much something is

Usage examples:

She’s made a tremendous amount of progress since the accident., he liked to carry a large amount of…

noun

The action of arraigning someone in court.

Usage examples:

He's scheduled for arraignment in new york on thursday

verb

Say something in order to obtain an answer or some information.

Usage examples:

I asked her what she meant

noun

A demand or situation that requires a specified degree of effort or commitment.

Usage examples:

It is a big ask for him to go and play 90 minutes

Make a request or demand for something to somebody

verb

Make a physical attack on.

Usage examples:

He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer

noun

A physical attack.

Usage examples:

His imprisonment for an assault on the film director

verb

Attack someone physically or emotionally

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

noun

A divine or prophetic token.

Usage examples:

Cultural genealogy, more so than ordinary genealogy, depends on a belief in the magical and usually…

noun

A cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves with metal hoops round them.

Usage examples:

The wine is then matured in old barrels

verb

Drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control.

Usage examples:

We barrelled across the everglades

noun

A large wooden container with a flat top and bottom and curving sides that are wider in the middle

Usage examples:

We were barreling along at 80 miles an hour.

noun

The flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food.

Usage examples:

There was the smell of roast beef

verb

Complain.

Usage examples:

He was beefing about how the recession was killing the business

noun

The flesh of cattle eaten as meat

Usage examples:

A roast beef sandwich, my beef is, how come i’m not making as much as you?, stop beefing about havi…

noun

A printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services.

Usage examples:

The bill for their meal came to £17

verb

List (a person or event) in a programme.

Usage examples:

They were billed to appear but did not show up

verb

(of birds, especially doves) stroke bill with bill during courtship.

Usage examples:

Two birds, perfectly white, pink-beaked, dark-eyed, pigeons, settled on the ledge outside my window…

verb

Feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong.

Usage examples:

The inquiry blamed the train driver for the accident

noun

Responsibility for a fault or wrong.

Usage examples:

His players had to take the blame for the defeat

verb

To make someone or something responsible for something

Usage examples:

You can’t blame the government for all your troubles., i don't blame her for not supporting the fin…

noun

An intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.

Usage examples:

Another aspect of the centralized soviet leadership was the role of partisan warfare in defeating t…

noun

A load, typically a heavy one.

Usage examples:

And laying my heavy burden in the safe hands of the luggage compartment i went to my seat and was g…

verb

Load heavily.

Usage examples:

She walked forwards burdened with a wooden box

noun

A duty or responsibility that is hard to bear

Usage examples:

I don’t want to be a burden on my children., he was burdened with debts.

noun

An organized course of action to achieve a goal.

Usage examples:

The campaign for a full inquiry into the regime

verb

Work in an organized and active way towards a particular goal, typically a political or social one.

Usage examples:

People who campaigned against child labour

noun

The provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The care of the elderly

verb

Feel concern or interest; attach importance to something.

Usage examples:

They don't care about human life

noun

An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.

Usage examples:

He seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father

verb

Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

Usage examples:

The coach careered across the road and went through a hedge

noun

A job for which you are trained and in which it is possible to advance during your working life, so that you get greater responsibility and earn more money

Usage examples:

He’s hoping for a career in social work., she left college to pursue an acting career., the bus car…

noun

A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.

Usage examples:

The majority of the citations are to work published during the past twenty years

noun

Law a citation is an official notice from a court of law

Usage examples:

[ c ] the court could issue a citation against her for disclosing information., [ c ] county police…

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

verb

(of an object or action) require the payment of (a specified sum of money) before it can be acquired or done.

Usage examples:

Each issue of the magazine costs £1

noun

An amount that has to be paid or spent to buy or obtain something.

Usage examples:

We are able to cover the cost of the event

noun

The protective care or guardianship of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The property was placed in the custody of a trustee

noun

The right or duty to care for someone or something, as for a child whose parents have separated or died

Usage examples:

The court awarded custody of the child to the mother., the police have taken the suspect into custo…

noun

The legal right to manage and look after another person's money, investments, etc.

Usage examples:

Investment advisers with actual custody of clients' funds pose a higher risk to clients.

noun

An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.

Usage examples:

A series of demands for far-reaching reforms

verb

Ask authoritatively or brusquely.

Usage examples:

‘where is she?’ he demanded

verb

To ask for forcefully, in a way that shows that refusal is not expected and will not be accepted

Usage examples:

[ t ] the library demanded $5 for each book returned late., [ + to infinitive ] i demand to see the…

verb

Plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head.

Usage examples:

She walked to the deep end, then she dived in

noun

A plunge head first into water.

Usage examples:

He hit the sea in a shallow dive

verb

A headlong plunge into water

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

noun

One's right; what is owed to one.

Usage examples:

He thought it was his due

adjective

Expected at or planned for at a certain time.

Usage examples:

The baby's due in august

adjective

Of the proper quality or extent.

Usage examples:

Driving without due care and attention

verb

Restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

Usage examples:

She was encumbered by her heavy skirts

verb

To weigh someone or something down, or to make it difficult for someone to do something

Usage examples:

Be encumbered with/by today, thankfully, women tennis players are not encumbered with/by long, heav…

verb

Assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone).

Usage examples:

I've been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back

verb

To make someone responsible for someone or something

Usage examples:

We entrusted our dog to a neighbor when we went away on a trip.

verb

To give someone a thing or duty for which they are responsible

Usage examples:

Entrust sb with sth many people had entrusted the company with money they intended to use in retire…

adjective

Not approximated in any way; precise.

Usage examples:

The exact details were still being worked out

verb

Demand and obtain (something) from someone.

Usage examples:

He exacted promises that another watergate would never be allowed to happen

adjective

In perfect detail; complete and correct

Usage examples:

The exact distance is 3.4 miles., do you have the exact time?, "is it 12 o’clock yet?" "it’s 12:03 …

verb

Regard (something) as likely to happen.

Usage examples:

It's as well to expect the worst

verb

To think or believe that something will happen, or that someone will arrive

Usage examples:

[ t ] we are expecting about 100 people for the lecture., [ t ] his plane is expected to land at ab…

noun

The action of spending funds.

Usage examples:

The expenditure of taxpayers' money

noun

An amount of money, time, or effort that is spent

Usage examples:

[ c ] a large expenditure of funds

noun

The total amount of money that an organization or person spends

Usage examples:

Reduce/keep down/cut expenditure we're primarily concerned with keeping expenditure down., increase…

noun

The cost incurred in or required for something.

Usage examples:

Conference rooms were equipped at great expense

verb

Offset (an item of expenditure) as an expense against taxable income.

Usage examples:

Up to $17,500 in capital expenditures can be expensed in the year they were incurred

noun

An amount of money needed or used to do or buy something; cost

Usage examples:

[ c ] we have to start cutting down on our expenses., [ u ] the house was redecorated at great expe…

noun

The money paid for a journey on public transport.

Usage examples:

We should go to seville, but we cannot afford the air fare

verb

Perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period.

Usage examples:

The party fared badly in the elections

noun

The money that you pay for traveling on a vehicle such as a bus or train

Usage examples:

We shared a taxi and split the fare., middle eastern fare, middle-income families will fare better/…

noun

A payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services.

Usage examples:

They were faced with legal fees of £3000

verb

Make a payment to (someone) in return for services.

Usage examples:

Others offer discounts on software purchases to subscribers of their once-free, now fee'd, online s…

noun

An amount of money charged for a service or for the use of something

Usage examples:

An admission fee, the doctor’s usual fee is $125.

noun

A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.

Usage examples:

The trade figures

verb

Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.

Usage examples:

The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun

A number or an amount

Usage examples:

The collection was valued at $20 million, a figure that might cover the cost of having artists recr…

noun

A sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid.

Usage examples:

The garrison made a foray against richard's camp

verb

Make or go on a foray.

Usage examples:

The place into which they were forbidden to foray

noun

A brief attempt at or involvement in an activity outside a person’s or organization’s usual range of activities

Usage examples:

The opera company has made curious forays into contemporary music in recent seasons.

noun

The position of protecting or defending something.

Usage examples:

Guardianship of traditional beliefs and standards

noun

The state or duty of being a guardian

noun

A basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic.

Usage examples:

A picnic hamper

verb

Hinder or impede the movement or progress of.

Usage examples:

Their work is hampered by lack of funds

noun

Necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship.

Usage examples:

The mass of the top hamper must be consciously balanced against the tremendous beam.

verb

Feel or manipulate with the hands.

Usage examples:

Heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle

noun

The part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.

Usage examples:

A holdall with two carrying handles

noun

A name or nickname.

Usage examples:

That's some handle for a baby

noun

The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.

Usage examples:

He was leading her by the hand

verb

Pick (something) up and give it to (someone).

Usage examples:

He handed each man a glass

noun

The part of the body at the end of the arm that includes the fingers and is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things

Usage examples:

Keep both hands on the steering wheel., when eating, most americans hold the fork in their right ha…

noun

(especially in the us) a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.

Usage examples:

The president is facing impeachment over the scandal

noun

Especially in the us, the action of formally accusing a public official of a serious offence in connection with their job

Usage examples:

Call for/face impeachment a resolution to be filed in the house of representatives will call for hi…

verb

Force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.

Usage examples:

The decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others

verb

To establish something as a rule to be obeyed, or to force the acceptance of something

Usage examples:

Settlers often imposed their culture on the peoples of the countries they conquered., she’s always …

verb

To introduce a new law, tax, rule, or punishment

Usage examples:

Impose a ban/restriction/penalty on sb/sth they are calling for the regulatory body to impose a ban…

noun

A charge or claim that someone has done something undesirable; an accusation.

Usage examples:

There are grounds for inquiring into the imputations of misconduct against him

noun

A suggestion that someone is guilty of something, or that something is the cause of something else

Usage examples:

An imputation against sb/sth nothing in the report carried any imputations against the company., an…

noun

The act or process of making someone seem guilty, especially of a crime

Usage examples:

He destroyed the receipt to avoid incrimination., wrongful incriminations from dna evidence, the ac…

verb

Accuse or blame.

Usage examples:

He blamed himself, but also inculpated his fiancée

noun

An invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.

Usage examples:

Incursions into enemy territory

noun

A sudden and unwanted entrance to a place or area controlled by others, esp. in a military attack

noun

A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.

Usage examples:

An indictment for conspiracy

noun

A formal statement of accusation

Usage examples:

The high level of adult illiteracy is seen as an indictment of the country’s education policy.

noun

The act of formally accusing someone of a serious crime

Usage examples:

Under indictment for sth he's currently under indictment for embezzlement., on indictment the defen…

noun

An instance of invading a country or region with an armed force.

Usage examples:

Napoleon's disastrous invasion of russia in 1812

noun

The act of entering a place by force, often in large numbers

Usage examples:

The invasion of the normandy coast on d-day, fig. i certainly regarded the tapping of my phone as a…

noun

A list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due for these; a bill.

Usage examples:

This master file then automatically generates key documents such as commercial invoices, packing li…

verb

Send an invoice to (someone).

Usage examples:

If it is an issue, invoice me for the trip and i will send you an account for the full amount of my…

noun

A statement listing goods or services provided and their prices, used in business as a record of sale

Usage examples:

You need to have a copy of your original invoice if you want a refund., when they ship the cds, the…

noun

The action or fact of owning, maintaining, or protecting something.

Usage examples:

The keeping of dogs

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Doing something you promised or had scheduled

Usage examples:

We all get together for dinner once a month, in keeping with (= following) family tradition.

noun

The flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person.

Usage examples:

Come and sit on my lap

verb

Overtake (a competitor in a race) to become one or more laps ahead.

Usage examples:

She lapped all of her rivals in the 3,000 metres

noun

The action or sound of water washing gently against something.

Usage examples:

Listening to the comfortable lap of the waves against the shore

verb

Impose (a tax, fee, or fine).

Usage examples:

A tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes

noun

An act of levying a tax, fee, or fine.

Usage examples:

Police forces receive 49 per cent of their funding via a levy on the rates

noun

A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.

Usage examples:

In addition to their own food, they must carry a load of up to eighty pounds

verb

Fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something.

Usage examples:

They go to calais to load up their vans with cheap beer

noun

A sudden forward thrust of the body, typically with an arm outstretched to attack someone or seize something.

Usage examples:

Lucy made a lunge for gabriel's wrist

verb

Make a lunge.

Usage examples:

Mcculloch raised his cudgel and lunged at him

verb

Exercise (a horse) on a lunge.

Usage examples:

It seemed wise to lunge him first, as he had not been ridden for days

noun

A breach of a law or rule; an illegal act.

Usage examples:

The new offence of obtaining property by deception

noun

An illegal act or crime

Usage examples:

It is a criminal offence to mislead customers about the price of an item., a serious/major/minor of…

adjective

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.

Usage examples:

The allegations made are deeply offensive to us

noun

An attacking military campaign.

Usage examples:

An impending military offensive against the guerrillas

Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

noun

A surging rush forward.

Usage examples:

The mesmerizing onrush of the sea

noun

The beginning of something, especially something unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The onset of winter

noun

The beginning of something

Usage examples:

We have to get the roof fixed before the onset of winter.

noun

A fierce or destructive attack.

Usage examples:

A series of onslaughts on the citadel

noun

A violent and forceful attack

Usage examples:

Fig. with the nice weather, the beach towns are expecting an onslaught of tourists.

noun

An amount of money spent on something.

Usage examples:

A modest outlay on local advertising

verb

Expend (an amount of money) on something.

Usage examples:

They are outlaying a significant amount on monthly bills

noun

An amount of money spent, esp. at the beginning of a planned activity or business

Usage examples:

This year’s advertising outlay was over $250,000.

noun

The support given by a patron.

Usage examples:

The arts could no longer depend on private patronage

noun

The power to give someone an important job or advantages in exchange for help or support

Usage examples:

New rules would minimize the effects of political patronage.

noun

The business given to a shop, restaurant, hotel, etc. by its customers

Usage examples:

Many wealthy japanese have shifted their patronage to the new western luxury hotels., the company i…

noun

The action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid.

Usage examples:

Ask for a discount for payment by cash

noun

An amount of money paid, or the act of paying

Usage examples:

[ c ] when is the first payment due?, [ u ] usually we ask for payment when the order is placed.

noun

An amount of money that has been paid or is expected to be paid

Usage examples:

For the fiscal year ended february 28 2010, payments from class a shares amounted to $1,470., mortg…

noun

A large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows in preparation for the planting of seeds.

Usage examples:

The strip shape of these plots suggests that they were ploughed with a heavy plough with a fixed mo…

verb

Turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plough, especially before sowing.

Usage examples:

Uncle vic ploughed his garden

noun

A large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted

Usage examples:

These fields have been under the plough for centuries., farmers start ploughing in the spring., we'…

noun

The amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something.

Usage examples:

Land could be sold for a high price

verb

Decide the amount required as payment for (something offered for sale).

Usage examples:

The watches are priced at £55

noun

The amount of money for which something is sold or offered for sale

Usage examples:

High/low prices, the price of gas went up five cents a gallon., the car is priced at $24,000.

noun

The action of protecting, or the state of being protected.

Usage examples:

The b vitamins give protection against infection

noun

The condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

[ u ] their tent offered little protection against the storm., [ c ] the proposed law is intended t…

noun

The act of keeping someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss, or the state of being protected in this way

Usage examples:

We need protection from bad or incompetent doctors., retailers believe the magnetic cards give the …

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

noun

A measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure.

Usage examples:

The island has the lowest crime rate in the world

verb

Assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.

Usage examples:

They were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres

verb

Scold (someone) angrily.

Usage examples:

He rated the young man soundly for his want of respect

noun

A hostile raid for purposes of conquest, plunder, and capture of slaves, especially one carried out by moors in north africa.

Usage examples:

He was driven to use reprisal raids, the razzias that had traditionally formed part of warfare in n…

verb

Move with urgent haste.

Usage examples:

Oliver rushed after her

noun

A sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people.

Usage examples:

There was a rush for the door

noun

An erect, tufted marsh or waterside plant resembling a sedge or grass, with inconspicuous greenish or brownish flowers. widely distributed in temperate areas, some kinds are used for matting, chair seats, and baskets.

Usage examples:

Then the land went down, and there was marsh of rushes and willow and hazel.

noun

A seat fastened on the back of a horse or other animal for riding, typically made of leather and raised at the front and rear.

Usage examples:

Proper tuareg riding saddles are placed in front of the camel's hump and you sit cross-legged with …

verb

Put a saddle on (a horse).

Usage examples:

He was in the stable saddling up his horse

noun

A seat, usually made of leather, fastened on the back of a horse for a rider

Usage examples:

She saddled her pony and went riding.

noun

A sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie.

Usage examples:

The garrison there made a sally against us

verb

Make a military sortie.

Usage examples:

They sallied out to harass the enemy

noun

The part of a bell rope that has coloured wool woven into it to provide a grip for the bell-ringer's hands.

Usage examples:

There are two parts to the bell rope – the tail and the soft sally, which are pulled alternately to…

noun

An attack made by troops coming out from a position of defence.

Usage examples:

Their sortie netted the two machineguns and eight prisoners.

verb

Come out from a defensive position to make an attack.

Usage examples:

We'll soon know if they sortie

noun

A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals.

Usage examples:

The herd was fleeing back to the high land in a wild stampede

verb

(of horses, cattle, or other animals) rush wildly in a sudden mass panic.

Usage examples:

The nearby sheep stampeded as if they sensed impending danger

noun

A situation where a large group of frightened animals, esp. horses or cattle, or a large group of people, all run in the same direction

Usage examples:

The film clip showed a stampede of wild horses., the government said that it would investigate the …

noun

The vapour into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air.

Usage examples:

A cloud of steam

verb

Give off or produce steam.

Usage examples:

A mug of coffee was steaming at her elbow

noun

The hot gas that is produced when water boils

Usage examples:

A steam engine, [ i ] the ship steamed out of the harbor.

noun

A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

Usage examples:

These kinds of storms can produce rain, hail snow, thunder and lightning.

verb

Move angrily or forcefully in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She burst into tears and stormed off

noun

An extreme weather condition with strong winds and heavy rain or snow

Usage examples:

The storm left over a foot of snow on the ground., the new rent regulations raised a storm of criti…

noun

The sudden forceful attack and capture of a building or other place by troops.

Usage examples:

The storming of the bastille

adjective

(of a performance, especially in sport or music) outstandingly vigorous or impressive.

Usage examples:

His storming finish carried him into third place

verb

Move angrily or forcefully in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She burst into tears and stormed off

noun

A particular amount of money.

Usage examples:

They could not afford such a sum

verb

Find the sum of (two or more amounts).

Usage examples:

If we sum these equations we obtain x

noun

The action of supervising someone or something.

Usage examples:

He was placed under the supervision of a probation officer

noun

The activity of managing a department, project, etc. and of making sure that things are done correctly and according to the rules

Usage examples:

Supervision of sb/sth supervision of capital markets will help to mobilize resources for investment…

noun

Close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.

Usage examples:

He found himself put under surveillance by british military intelligence

noun

The act of watching a person or a place, esp. a person believed to be involved with criminal activity or a place where criminals gather

Usage examples:

The parking lot is kept under video surveillance.

verb

(especially of a bird) move rapidly downwards through the air.

Usage examples:

The barn owl can swoop down on a mouse in total darkness

noun

A swooping or snatching movement or action.

Usage examples:

Four members were arrested following a swoop by detectives on their homes

verb

To move quickly in a smooth path, esp. through the air

Usage examples:

Swarms of birds swooped down from the sky., he lifted the baby up in one swoop.

noun

A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.

Usage examples:

The reduction of trade barriers and import tariffs

verb

Fix the price of (something) according to a tariff.

Usage examples:

These services are tariffed by volume

noun

A government charge on goods entering or leaving a country

Usage examples:

Import tariffs

noun

A compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.

Usage examples:

Higher taxes will dampen consumer spending

verb

Impose a tax on (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The income will be taxed at the top rate

noun

(an amount of) money paid to the government, usually a percentage of personal income or of the cost of goods or services bought

Usage examples:

[ c ] income/sales/social security tax, [ c ] a property/gasoline tax, [ u ] the senator proposed a…

verb

Pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.

Usage examples:

I tore up the letter

noun

A hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully.

Usage examples:

There was a tear in her dress

verb

(of the eye) produce tears.

Usage examples:

The freezing wind made her eyes tear

verb

Push suddenly or violently in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She thrust her hands into her pockets

noun

A sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part.

Usage examples:

He drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust

verb

To push suddenly and strongly

Usage examples:

[ t ] she thrust the money into his hand., [ i ] he thrust at me with a stick., [ c ] a sword thrus…

noun

A charge payable to use a bridge or road.

Usage examples:

Motorway tolls

verb

Charge a toll for the use of (a bridge or road).

Usage examples:

The transport minister opposes tolling existing roads

noun

A single ring of a bell.

Usage examples:

She heard the cambridge school bell utter a single toll

noun

A situation in which someone's money or property is managed by another person or organization

Usage examples:

The funds are now temporarily in trusteeship., she resigned her trusteeship.

noun

Protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship.

Usage examples:

The organizations remained under firm government tutelage

noun

A separate room in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient.

Usage examples:

A children's ward

verb

Any of the internal ridges or bars in a lock which prevent the turning of any key which does not have grooves of corresponding form or size.

suffix

(forming adverbs) towards the specified place or direction.

Usage examples:

Eastwards

noun

A situation in which a person, usually a child, is legally put under the care of a court or a guardian (= a person who has the legal right and responsibility of taking care of someone who cannot take care of himself or herself)

Usage examples:

The teenager became a ward of the court, but the wardship expired on his 18th birthday., the wardsh…

verb

Find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales.

Usage examples:

Weigh yourself on the day you begin the diet

verb

Have a certain heft

verb

To be pulled toward the earth with a particular force that can be measured, or to measure this force in an object; to show an amount of weight

Usage examples:

[ l ] the baby weighed six pounds, ten ounces at birth., [ l ] this table weighs a lot., [ t ] she …