unload
verb/ˌʌnˈləʊd/
/ˌʌnˈləʊd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unload | /ˌʌnˈləʊd/ /ˌʌnˈləʊd/ |
| he / she / it unloads | /ˌʌnˈləʊdz/ /ˌʌnˈləʊdz/ |
| past simple unloaded | /ˌʌnˈləʊdɪd/ /ˌʌnˈləʊdɪd/ |
| past participle unloaded | /ˌʌnˈləʊdɪd/ /ˌʌnˈləʊdɪd/ |
| -ing form unloading | /ˌʌnˈləʊdɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈləʊdɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to remove things from a vehicle or ship after it has taken them somewhere
- unload something from something Everyone helped to unload the luggage from the car.
- unload (something) This isn't a suitable place to unload the van.
- The truck driver was waiting to unload.
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- [transitive] unload something to remove the contents of something after you have finished using it
- Each time a gun is laid down it must first be broken and unloaded.
- [transitive] unload something/somebody (on/onto somebody) (informal) to pass the responsibility for somebody/something to somebody else; to tell somebody about your problems and worries
- It's his problem, not something he should unload onto you.
- [transitive] unload something (on/onto somebody/something) (informal) to get rid of or sell something, especially something illegal or of bad quality
- They want to unload their shares at the right price.
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