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

After graduating four of their top five scorers and rebounders, the Rebels unsurprisingly turned to the portal to reload … and McPhee-McCuin did it quite well. —Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025

The team has spent this offseason trying to reload for another run in 2025. —David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025

Start exploring a DeFi project strategy on Monday, revisit on Thursday, and there's no need to reload context or remind the AI about previous decisions. —Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025

After the departure of his three starting wideouts from last season, KU used the transfer portal to reload. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 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