Unload

/ʌnˈləʊd/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
2. (transitive) To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
3. (intransitive) To deposit one's load or cargo.
4. (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.
5. (transitive, computing) To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
6. (transitive) To discharge, pour, or expel.
7. (transitive) To get rid of or dispose of.
8. (idiomatic, ambitransitive) To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.

Example Sentences

to unload a ship

to unload a camel

A loader performs the important work of storing goods in the wagons and of unloading the wagons. In each case considerable skill is required to avoid breakage, and, in the case of loading, skill goes far to conserve wagon space.

In ten minutes, the first half of the train is unloaded, while Waddicor heads back, still at less than walking pace, to collect the second half. The pace of the reach stackers is impressive.

to unload bales of hay from a truck

Some stations have collection vehicles unload on the floor, using a front loader to push material into the hopper.

to unload on someone

[…] who bowled with such fury that he needed beer to give him something to sweat out, and who unloaded his emotions in words as hard as his bowling.

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Word Forms

• unloads
• unloading
• unloaded

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