English Explanatory Dictionary

unload

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
  2. To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
  3. To deposit one's load or cargo.
  4. To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.
  5. To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
  6. To discharge, pour, or expel.
  7. To get rid of or dispose of.
  8. To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
  9. To reduce the vertical load factor on (an airplane's wing or other lifting surface), typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated.
  10. To deliver forcefully.
  11. To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice.
  12. To remove the charge from; to discharge.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈləʊd/ /ʌnˈloʊd/ En-au-unload.ogg

Word forms

unload unloads unloading unloaded

Etymology

From un- + load.

Synonyms

offload palm off pawn off pass off foist fob off

Antonyms

load up

Derived words

unloader

Translations

Danish: aflæsse Danish: losse Danish: afsætte Danish: sætte af Dutch: lossen Dutch: uitladen Dutch: toevertrouwen Esperanto: elŝarĝi Galician: descargar Romanian: descărca Scottish Gaelic: dì-luchdaich
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