ALL meanings of reload
load
R r - noun reload anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons. 1
- noun reload the quantity that can be or usually is carried at one time, as in a cart. 1
- noun reload this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight or a discrete quantity (usually used in combination): carload; wagonload. 1
- noun reload the quantity borne or sustained by something; burden: a tree weighed down by its load of fruit. 1
- noun reload the weight supported by a structure or part. 1
- noun reload the amount of work assigned to or to be done by a person, team, department, machine, or mechanical system: a reasonable load of work. 1
- noun reload something that weighs down or oppresses like a burden; onus: Supporting her younger brothers has been a heavy load for her. 1
- noun reload loads, Informal. a great quantity or number: loads of fun; loads of people. 1
- noun reload the charge for a firearm. 1
- noun reload a commission charged to buyers of mutual-fund shares. 1
- noun reload Engineering. any of the forces that a structure is calculated to oppose, comprising any unmoving and unvarying force (dead load) any load from wind or earthquake, and any other moving or temporary force (live load) 1
- noun reload Electricity. the power delivered by a generator, motor, power station, or transformer. a device that receives power. 1
- noun reload Mechanics. the external resistance overcome by an engine, dynamo, or the like, under given conditions, measured and expressed in terms of the power required. 1
- noun reload Geology. the burden of sediment being carried by a stream or river. Compare bed load. 1
- noun reload Slang. a sufficient amount of liquor drunk to cause intoxication: He's got a load on tonight. 1
- verb with object reload to put a load on or in; fill: to load a ship. 1
- verb with object reload to supply abundantly, lavishly, or excessively with something (often followed by down): They loaded us down with gifts. 1
- verb with object reload to weigh down, burden, or oppress (often followed by down, with, on, etc.): to feel loaded down with responsibilities; to load oneself with obligations. 1
- verb with object reload to insert a charge, projectile, etc., into (a firearm). 1
- verb with object reload to place (film, tape, etc.) into a camera or other device: He loaded the film into the camera. 1
- verb with object reload to place film, tape, etc., into (a camera or other device): How do you load this camera? 1
- verb with object reload to take on as a load: a ship loading coal. 1
- verb with object reload to add to the weight of, sometimes fraudulently: The silver candlesticks were loaded with lead. 1
- verb with object reload Insurance. to increase (the net premium) by adding charges, as for expenses. 1
- verb with object reload to add additional or prejudicial meaning to (a statement, question, etc.): The attorney kept loading his questions in the hope of getting the reply he wanted. 1
- verb with object reload to overcharge (a word, expression, etc.) with extraneous values of emotion, sentiment, or the like: emotion that loads any reference to home, flag, and mother. 1
- verb with object reload to weight (dice) so that they will always come to rest with particular faces upward. 1
- verb with object reload Baseball. to have or put runners at (first, second, and third bases): They loaded the bases with two out in the eighth inning. 1
- verb with object reload Fine Arts. to place a large amount of pigment on (a brush). to apply a thick layer of pigment to (a canvas). 1
- verb with object reload Metalworking. (of metal being deep-drawn) to become welded to (the drawing tool). (of material being ground) to fill the depressions in the surface of (a grinding wheel). (in powder metallurgy) to fill the cavity of (a die). 1
- verb with object reload Computers. to bring (a program or data) into main storage from external or auxiliary storage. to place (an input/output medium) into an appropriate device, as by inserting a disk into a disk drive. 1
- verb with object reload Electricity. to add (a power-absorbing device) to an electric circuit. 1
- verb without object reload to put on or take on a load, as of passengers or goods: The bus usually loads at the side door. 1
- verb without object reload to load a firearm. 1
- verb without object reload to enter a carrier or conveyance (usually followed by into): The students loaded quickly into the buses. 1
- verb without object reload to become filled or occupied: The ship loaded with people in only 15 minutes. 1
- adverb reload loads, Informal. very much; a great deal: Thanks loads. It would help loads if you sent some money. 1
- idioms reload get a load of, Slang. to look at; notice; observe. to listen to with interest: Did you get a load of what she said? 1
- idioms reload load the dice, to put someone or something in a advantageous or disadvantageous position; affect or influence the result: Lack of sufficient education loaded the dice against him as a candidate for the job. 1
- verb reload If someone reloads a gun, they load it again by putting in more bullets or explosive. If you reload a container, you fill it again. 0
- verb reload to place (cargo, goods, etc) back on (a ship, lorry, etc) 0
- verb reload to put ammunition into (a firearm) after having discharged it 0
- verb reload to fetch the latest updated version of (a web page or document); refresh 0