reload

Add more rounds

To reload is to load again—fresh ammunition into a firearm, a new roll of film into a camera, updated content into a webpage.

The word implies something was emptied or depleted and needs replenishing: I had to reload the dishwasher after the kids did it wrong.

In gaming, reload is constant: Reload! I'm out of ammo.

To reload a prepaid card is to add funds.

replenish

refill

Restoring spent contents

top-up · replace · restore · renew · fresh · inventory · supplies · dispenser · vending · printer

firearm

magazine

Bound periodical with articles

round · clip · ammunition · shell · caliber · gunpowder · casing · primer · jam · misfire

software

refresh

Restore energy or newness

page · buffer · sync · restart · reboot · initialize · patch · version · firmware · bugfix

restart

reboot

Cycle power intentionally

begin · relaunch · retry · rerun · redo · reprocess · reinitialize · cycle · boot · restore

Categories
Opposites
ammunition/resource replenishment

reloadunload

Remove contents from

discharge · fire · empty · deplete · drain

data/content refresh

reloadunload

Remove contents from

close · clear · close tab · exit · shut down

Phrases
Family

reloading, reloaded, reloads, reloaders, reloader, reloadable

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG