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unload

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To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast.

Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.

To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to unload the cargo of a vessel.

To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun.

To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of.

To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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unload the cargo Source: Internet

drop off the passengers at the hotel Source: Internet

unload the truck Source: Internet

offload the van Source: Internet

And in parts of Africa, which is heavily dependent on food imports, there aren’t enough workers showing up to help unload cargo. Source: Internet

Back when it was Iraq under sanctions, any hull that would float would be filled with oil and sailed down to the south end of the Arabian Gulf to unload. Source: Internet

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