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   unload

   /ʌnˈləʊd/

   verb

   • 1. remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.): "she hadn't finished unloading the car" Similar unpackemptyunburdendisburdenrare:unladeOpposite load
   • ▪ remove (goods) from a vehicle, ship, container, etc.: "men were unloading sacks of olives from a tractor" Similar removeoffloaddischargejettisondropdeliverdepositset downleaveput offtip outpour outOpposite load
   • ▪ (of a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) have goods removed: "the street was jammed with vans unloading"
   • ▪ get rid of (something unwanted): informal "he had unloaded his depreciating stock on his unsuspecting wife" Similar selldiscardjettisonoffloadejectget rid ofdispose ofpass offthrow out/awayclear outscrapdestroypalm something off on someonefoist something on someonefob something off on someoneinformal:dumplosejunkget shot/shut ofsee the back ofOpposite buyacquire
   • ▪ give expression to (oppressive thoughts or feelings): "the meeting had been a chance for her to unload some of her feelings about her son"
   • 2. remove (ammunition) from a gun or (film) from a camera.

   Derivatives

   • 1. unloader noun

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   What does unload from mean?

   • 1. To remove (some load or cargo) from a particular location. A noun or pronoun can be used between "unload" and "from" to specify the cargo or vehicle that is being unloaded. Why are you unloading the truck from the street?

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   What does it mean to unload goods from a vehicle?

   • If you unload goods from a vehicle, or you unload a vehicle, you remove the goods from the vehicle, usually after they have been transported from one place to another. Unload everything from the boat and clean it thoroughly. [VERB noun + from] They were reported to be unloading trucks filled with looted furniture. [VERB noun]

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   What is the synonym of unload?

   • Synonyms of unload. cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, discard, ditch, dump, eighty-six (or 86), exorcise (also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, junk, lay by, lose, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off) also sluff (off) , throw away, throw out, toss.

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   What is the opposite of unload?

   • Antonyms for unload. load, pack. 2 to get rid of as useless or unwanted. I can't seem to unload this old car—even the charities won't take it!

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   To unload is to remove cargo from a vehicle or shipping carton. Unload can also mean to discharge or get rid of something, or to get something off your chest.

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