spec. To put into (a firearm) the proper charge of powder and ball; to ‘load’.

transitive. To prime (a gun). Cf. morsing, n.

transitive. = prime, v.2 3.

transitive. To prepare (a firearm or explosive device) for firing or detonation by placing a small quantity of gunpowder in the touch-pan. Also…

To put the charge into (a firearm); also absol. to be loaded: (of a body of men) to have their arms charged.

To load or charge (a gun); also, to load (cartridges) in a gun. Obsolete.

transitive. To charge (a gun) with gunpowder. Cf. powdered, adj. 5. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To load (a firearm) with shot.

transitive. To load (a firearm, camera, etc.) again. Also: to refill.

transitive. To prime again (in various senses of prime, v.2); esp. to prepare (a firearm) for firing a second or further time (cf. prime, v.2 3a).

transitive. To load (a gun) with slugs.

To put a cap on (the nipple of a gun).