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reload

  • /ɹiːˈləʊd/
  • /ˈɹiːləʊd/

Rhymes with -əʊd

verb reloads · reloading · reloaded

  1. To load (something) again. If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.
  2. To refresh a copy of a program etc. in memory or of a web page etc. on screen
  3. To load a gun again; or recharge a used cartridge. Naturally after firing solidly for five minutes without reloading Arnie has wiped out all the bad dudes and thumbs a lift to the nearest town.
  4. To replay music in a DJ set. We're gonna make the stars come out tonight. So why don't you reload,reload, re reload the music?

noun reloads

  1. The process by which something is reloaded. Each reload of the weapon took about 30 seconds.
  2. An ammunition cartridge prepared from previously fired ammunition.
  3. A repeated track on a DJ set.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: recharge, reboot, upload, uploading, charge, reset, replenishment, restart, regenerate, refilling, replenish, refill, loading, load, overburden, restarting

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verb to load (something) again

Españolrecargar
日本語入れ直す irenaosu
中文重新加載 /重新加载 chóngxīn jiāzǎi
Françaisrecharger
Русскийнагружа́ть сно́ва nagružátʹ snóva, нагрузи́ть сно́ва nagruzítʹ snóva

verb to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen

Españolrecargar, actualizar
日本語リロードする rirōdo suru, 再読み込みする saiyomikomi suru
中文重新加載 /重新加载 chóngxīn jiāzǎi
Portuguêsatualizar, recarregar
Françaisrafraîchir
Deutschaktualisieren
Русскийперезагружа́ть perezagružátʹ, перезагрузи́ть perezagruzítʹ, обновля́ть obnovljátʹ, обнови́ть obnovítʹ

verb load a gun or cartridge again

Españolchambonear
Deutschnachladen
Italianoricaricare
Ελληνικάαναγομώνω anagomóno
Русскийперезаряжа́ть perezarjažátʹ, перезаряди́ть perezarjadítʹ

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@misc{reload_2026,
  title = {reload},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reload},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}