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

Despite its price, the Super Scooper, which can quickly reload on water without landing, is considered extremely cost-effective in fighting wildfires, according to Business Insider. —George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025

Tankers were reloading water tankers were having to reload at other distant locations. —Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

The defense can reload by retaining the talented youngsters who understudied this year. —Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025

According to the release, one surviving cow escaped and was fatally hit by another vehicle while the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office assisted in unloading and reloading the remaining animals. —Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above