reload
verb
re·load
(ˌ)rē-ˈlōd 
reloaded; reloading
: 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
Craig VaughnThis firearm will continuously load, fire, eject, reload, and fire again …—William R. Dietrick
William R. Dietrick
b
: to load or be loaded into a computer's memory or storage again
waiting for the operating system 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
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
Benedict BrookExamples of reload in a Sentence
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The Sparks reloaded for this season, adding veterans Nneka Ogwumike, Erica Wheeler and Ariel Atkins to returners Kelsey Plum and Cameron Brink.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
After making a second straight Elite Eight, TCU women’s basketball used a slightly different approach to reload its roster for 2026-27.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Kirby Smart has built a Georgia football program that reloads like few others, to the extent that having eight players selected in the NFL draft seems like an off year.
—Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
This quick fix would reload the military’s stock of interceptors with existing weapons systems, which is the source of the bad math.
—Aaron Brynildson, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
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Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
After making a second straight Elite Eight, TCU women’s basketball used a slightly different approach to reload its roster for 2026-27.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Kirby Smart has built a Georgia football program that reloads like few others, to the extent that having eight players selected in the NFL draft seems like an off year.
—Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
This quick fix would reload the military’s stock of interceptors with existing weapons systems, which is the source of the bad math.
—Aaron Brynildson, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Reload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reload. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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