unload

Verb

Meaning

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

Synonyms

drop discharge offload unlade put down set down vend release clear unbox remove sell empty ease extract
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Antonyms

garner lade keep cram lading develop
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Hypernyms

empty deliver

Hyponyms

wharf air-drop

Phrases with the word

to unload

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

unliving unlivingness unlizardlike unloadable unloaded unloader