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unload.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʌnˈləʊd/Received-Pronunciation/ʌnˈloʊd/General-American
  1. To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).

    transitive
    to unload a ship
    to unload a camel
  2. To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.

    transitive
    to unload bales of hay from a truck
  3. To deposit one's load or cargo.

    intransitive
  4. To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.

    figuratively · intransitive · transitive
    to unload on someone
  5. To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.

    transitive
  6. To discharge, pour, or expel.

    transitive
  7. To get rid of or dispose of.

    transitive
  8. To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.

    ambitransitive · idiomatic
  9. To reduce the vertical load factor on (an airplane's wing or other lifting surface), typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated.

    transitive
  10. To deliver forcefully.

    transitive
  11. To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice.

    slang · transitive
  12. To remove the charge from; to discharge.

    transitive
    He unloaded his revolver and put the cartridges away to be reloaded later.
    He unloaded his revolver on the home invaders.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English load English unload From un- + load.

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