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Meaning of 'unload'
Meaning of 'unload' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Unload 
[ v. i.]
- To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload
now. [ v. i.]2. Unload [ v. t.]
- To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo;
to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast. [ v. t.]- 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.
Meaning of 'unload' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. unload [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
Example in sentence:
- drop off the passengers at the hotel;
- unload the cargo
Meaning (2):
- remove the load from (a container or vehicle)
- remove the load from (a container or vehicle)
Example in sentence:
- offload the van;
- unload the truck
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