offload
verb/ˌɒfˈləʊd/
/ˌɔːfˈləʊd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they offload | /ˌɒfˈləʊd/ /ˌɔːfˈləʊd/ |
| he / she / it offloads | /ˌɒfˈləʊdz/ /ˌɔːfˈləʊdz/ |
| past simple offloaded | /ˌɒfˈləʊdɪd/ /ˌɔːfˈləʊdɪd/ |
| past participle offloaded | /ˌɒfˈləʊdɪd/ /ˌɔːfˈləʊdɪd/ |
| -ing form offloading | /ˌɒfˈləʊdɪŋ/ /ˌɔːfˈləʊdɪŋ/ |
- to take a load of goods off a ship, train or truck synonym unload (1)
- offload something The goods were offloaded at the dock.
- They will be offloading the truck tomorrow morning.
- offload something from something The cargo containers were offloaded from the ships.
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- to get rid of something/somebody that you do not need or want by passing it/them to somebody else
- offload something/somebody onto somebody He managed to offload the unwanted shares onto a client.
- offload something/somebody into something They should stop offloading waste from oil tankers into the sea.
- offload something/somebody They were desperate to offload the kids for a few hours.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOffload is used with these nouns as the object:- cargo
- offload something/somebody (on/onto somebody) to make a problem or worry less severe by talking to somebody else
- It's nice to have someone you can offload your problems onto.
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