charging

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of charge

noun

  1. (countable) An act or process of charging (as of a battery).
  2. (uncountable, basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
    Smith is called for charging, and the Nimrods will get the ball.

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