reload

reload

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ load.

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈləʊd/

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  • Rhymes: -əʊd
• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːləʊd/

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Verb

reload (third-person singular simple present reloads, present participle reloading, simple past and past participle reloaded)

1. To load (something) again.
   • 2011, Rebekah Modrak, ‎Bill Anthes, Reframing Photography: Theory and Practice

     If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.

   • 2021 July 14, “Modern Images”, in RAIL, number 935, page 37, photo caption:

     The train has only a short distance left to its destination at Swinden Quarry, where the wagons will be reloaded.

   1. (computing) To refresh a copy of a program etc. in memory or of a web page etc. on screen
   2. (firearms) To load a gun again; or recharge a used cartridge.

Related terms

• Category:English words derived from: load (verb)

Translations

to load (something) again

Bulgarian: натоварвам отново (natovarvam otnovo) Chinese: Mandarin: 重新加載／重新加载 (chóngxīn jiāzǎi) Dutch: herladen (nl) Finnish: ladata uudelleen French: recharger (fr) Hungarian: újratölt, újra megtölt/megrak Japanese: 入れ直す (いれなおす, irenaosu) Manx: aalught Russian: нагружа́ть сно́ва impf (nagružátʹ snóva), нагрузи́ть сно́ва pf (nagruzítʹ snóva) Spanish: recargar (es)

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

Catalan: recarregar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 重新加載／重新加载 (chóngxīn jiāzǎi) Finnish: ladata uudelleen French: rafraîchir (fr) German: aktualisieren (de) Hungarian: újratölt Japanese: リロードする (rirōdo suru), 再読み込みする (さいよみこみする, saiyomikomi suru) Portuguese: atualizar (pt), recarregar Russian: перезагружа́ть (ru) impf (perezagružátʹ), перезагрузи́ть (ru) pf (perezagruzítʹ), обновля́ть (ru) impf (obnovljátʹ), обнови́ть (ru) pf (obnovítʹ) Spanish: recargar (es), actualizar (es)

load a gun or cartridge again

Bulgarian: презареждам (prezareždam) Dutch: herladen (nl) German: nachladen (de) Greek: αναγομώνω (el) (anagomóno) Hungarian: újra megtölt, újratölt Norman: r'chèrgi Russian: перезаряжа́ть (ru) impf (perezarjažátʹ), перезаряди́ть (ru) pf (perezarjadítʹ)

Noun

reload (plural reloads)

1. The process by which something is reloaded.

   Each reload of the weapon took about 30 seconds.

2. (firearms) An ammunition cartridge prepared from previously fired ammunition.

Anagrams

• Laredo, Loader, Rodela, loader, ordeal