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unload

verb

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

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
U
Ends with
D
Contains
NL
Scrabble score
7

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈləʊd/ /ʌnˈloʊd/

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

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

    “to unload a ship; to unload a camel”

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

    “to unload bales of hay from a truck”

  3. To deposit one's load or cargo.

  4. To give vent to or express.

  5. To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.

  6. To discharge, pour, or expel.

  7. To get rid of or dispose of.

    “to unload unprofitable stocks”

  8. To deliver forcefully.

  9. To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice.

  10. To draw the charge from.

    “to unload a gun”

In context

Example Sentences

to unload a ship; to unload a camel
to unload bales of hay from a truck
to unload unprofitable stocks
to unload a gun
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