reload

verb

re·​load (ˌ)rē-ˈlōd 

reloaded; reloading

transitive + intransitive

: to load again: such as

a

: to put a charge or load into a weapon again

reloaded a pistol

… most competitive shooters reload their own ammunition.

—Craig Vaughn

This firearm will continuously load, fire, eject, reload, and fire again …

—William R. Dietrick

b

: to load or be loaded into a computer's memory or storage again

recorded the time the computer's operating system took to reload

The files are stored locally, so that whenever you access a Web site that you have accessed previously, the browser doesn't have to reload the entire page; it simply reads it from the cache.

—Terrance A. Rooney

c

: to put a renewed supply of funds or resources into an account

However, the new tickets can not be reloaded with credit like a standard smartcard.

—Benedict Brook

reloadable

(ˌ)rē-ˈlō-də-bəl 

adjective

a reloadable gift card

Examples of reload in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But between free agency and the trade market, there are several directions Cashman could go to reload his roster for another World Series run in 2025, regardless of what happens with Soto. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024

The brothers ran out of shells and reloaded outside before returning to finish her off. —Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024

The brother even reloaded their guns that night to make sure their mother was dead. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024

His wife, Kitty, is believed to have crawled wounded on the floor before the brothers reloaded and fired a final shot. —Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above