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unload

[ uhn-lohd ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:

    to unload a truck; to unload a cart.

  2. to remove or discharge (a load, group of people, etc.):

    to unload passengers.

  3. to remove the charge from (a firearm).
  4. to relieve of anything burdensome, oppressive, etc.:

    He unloaded his responsibilities.

  5. to get rid of (goods, shares of stock, etc.) by sale in large quantities.


verb (used without object)

  1. to unload something.
  2. Informal. to relieve one's stress by talking, confessing, or the like.

unload

/ ʌˈəʊ /

verb

  1. to remove a load or cargo from (a ship, lorry, etc)
  2. to discharge (cargo, freight, etc)
  3. tr to relieve of a burden or troubles
  4. tr to give vent to (anxiety, troubles, etc)
  5. tr to get rid of or dispose of (esp surplus goods)
  6. tr to remove the charge of ammunition from (a firearm)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·Dzİ noun
  • -ܲ·DziԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unload1

First recorded in 1515–25; un- 2 + load
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When the hosts complimented his turn as Donald Trump's second-in-command, Yang unloaded.

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Queues of cars were waiting to offload their rubbish, and the mosque had enrolled the services of teenagers on their Easter break to help with the unloading.

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Coking coal and iron ore from the US will be unloaded at Immingham docks and transported to the Scunthorpe site after a scramble for supplies.

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The biggest swing came when Mitchell unloaded his bench, which saw replacement prop Sarah Bern score twice and Kelsey Clifford grab her first international try.

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We find the family, joined by Tom's father Mark, unloading Save Scunthorpe Steel placards from a car parked near Central Park.

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