unload.
To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
Meaning & usage
To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
to unload a ship
to unload a camel
To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
to unload bales of hay from a truck
To deposit one's load or cargo.
To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.
to unload on someone
To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
To discharge, pour, or expel.
To get rid of or dispose of.
To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
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.
To deliver forcefully.
To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice.
To remove the charge from; to discharge.
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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