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reload

noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊd
  • /ˈɹiːləʊd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ɹiːˈləʊd/
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 L OW1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process by which something is reloaded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Each reload of the weapon took about 30 seconds.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An ammunition cartridge prepared from previously fired ammunition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A repeated track on a DJ set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To load (something) again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To load (something) again.

To refresh a copy of a program etc. in memory or of a web page etc. on screen

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To load (something) again.

To load a gun again; or recharge a used cartridge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To load (something) again.

To replay music in a DJ set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

load anew

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She reloaded the gun carefully

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: recharge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: load, charge

9

verb

Meaning 9

place a new load on

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The movers reloaded the truck

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: load, lade, laden, load up

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English load English reload From re- + load.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: натоварвам отново (natovarvam otnovo) — to load (something) again
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重新加載 /重新加载 (chóngxīn jiāzǎi) — to load (something) again
  • Dutch: herladen — to load (something) again
  • Finnish: ladata uudelleen — to load (something) again
  • French: recharger — to load (something) again
  • Hungarian: újratölt — to load (something) again
  • Hungarian: újra megtölt/megrak — to load (something) again
  • Japanese: 入れ直す (irenaosu) — to load (something) again
  • Manx: aalught — to load (something) again
  • Russian: нагружа́ть сно́ва (nagružátʹ snóva) — to load (something) again
  • Russian: нагрузи́ть сно́ва (nagruzítʹ snóva) — to load (something) again
  • Spanish: recargar — to load (something) again
  • Swedish: ladda om — to load (something) again
  • Catalan: recarregar — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重新加載 /重新加载 (chóngxīn jiāzǎi) — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Danish: genindlæse — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Finnish: ladata uudelleen — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • French: rafraîchir — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • German: aktualisieren — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Hungarian: újratölt — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Japanese: リロードする (rirōdo suru) — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Japanese: 再読み込みする (saiyomikomi suru) — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Portuguese: atualizar — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Portuguese: recarregar — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Russian: перезагружа́ть (perezagružátʹ) — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Russian: перезагрузи́ть (perezagruzítʹ) — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Russian: обновля́ть (obnovljátʹ) — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Russian: обнови́ть (obnovítʹ) — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Spanish: recargar — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Spanish: actualizar — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Swedish: ladda om — to refresh a copy of a program in memory or of a web page on screen
  • Belarusian: перазараджа́ць (pjerazaradžácʹ) — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Belarusian: перазарадзі́ць (pjerazaradzícʹ) — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Bulgarian: презареждам (prezareždam) — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Danish: lade igen — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Dutch: herladen — load a gun or cartridge again
  • German: nachladen — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Greek: αναγομώνω (anagomóno) — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Hungarian: újra megtölt — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Hungarian: újratölt — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Italian: ricaricare — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Macedonian: репети́ра (repetíra) — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Norman: r'chèrgi — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Russian: перезаряжа́ть (perezarjažátʹ) — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Russian: перезаряди́ть (perezarjadítʹ) — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Spanish: chambonear — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Swedish: ladda om — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Ukrainian: перезаряджа́ти (perezarjadžáty) — load a gun or cartridge again
  • Ukrainian: перезаряди́ти (perezarjadýty) — load a gun or cartridge again
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