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

De La Salle, Riordan stacked with talent, Pittsburg aiming to reload, reigning CCS Open champ St. Ignatius has a new coach, El Cerrito's road to stability filled with challenges, Los Gatos, Wilcox still class of PAL Bay. —Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025

The Orioles are using the deadline to reload for the future after getting off to a disappointing 50-59 start to the season. —Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025

Completing this step now will make reloading your freezer a breeze. —Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 25 July 2025

Duckett then shoots another 10 times before reloading his Glock. —Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reload

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad