Word Games Pro Dictionary
unload
verb
To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- U
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- NLOA
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈləʊd/ /ʌnˈloʊd/
Meaning
Definitions
verb
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 remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
To discharge, pour, or expel.
To get rid of or dispose of.
“to unload unprofitable stocks”
To deliver forcefully.
To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice.
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