Definitions for unload
ʌnˈloʊdun·load

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, dischargeverb

   leave or unload

   "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"

2. unload, unlade, offloadverb

   take the load off (a container or vehicle)

   "unload the truck"; "offload the van"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unloadverb

   To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).

2. unloadverb

   To deposit one's load or cargo.

3. unloadverb

   To give vent to or express.

4. unloadverb

   To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.

5. unloadverb

   To discharge or pour a liquid.

6. unloadverb

   To get rid of or dispose of.

7. unloadverb

   To deliver forcefully.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Unloadverb

   1. To disburden; to exonerate.

   Like an ass, whose back with ingots bows,
   Thou bear’st thy heavy riches but a journey,
   And death unloadeth thee. William Shakespeare, Meas. for Measure.

   Vain man forbear, of cares unload thy mind;
   Forget thy hopes, and give thy fears to wind. Thomas Creech.

   Some to unload the fertile branches run. Alexander Pope.

   2. To put off any thing burdensome.

   To you duke Humphry must unload his grief. William Shakespeare.

   Nor can my tongue unload my heart’s great burthen. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unload

   To unload generally means to remove or offload goods, items, cargo, or burden from a vehicle, person, or container. It can also refer to the act of expressing one's thoughts or emotions freely, relieving oneself of a problem, or removing responsibility or pressure.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unloadverb

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

2. Unloadverb

   hence, to relieve from anything onerous

3. Unloadverb

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

4. Unloadverb

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

5. Unloadverb

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

6. Unloadverb

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unload

   un-lōd′, v.t. to take the load from: to discharge: to disburden: (U.S. slang) to sell in great quantity, as risky stock, &c.—v.i. to discharge freight.—ns. Unload′er; Unload′ing.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unload

   To take the powder and ball out of a piece of ordnance or a musket.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unload in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unload in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of unload in a Sentence

1. Tang Jiaxuan:

   The 70th anniversary is an important opportunity for Japan to renew how it looks on and thinks of history, to unload its burden by facing up to and reflecting on history, to have real reconciliation with its Asian neighbors.

2. Sean Murphy:

   We breached the upper end of the trading range. People are looking to unload some longs.

3. Bob McNally:

   I don't see why a political deal in March or April or even technical implementation in July would, from a sanctions compliance perspective, enable Iran to 'unload' its stored oil any time soon, if doing so significantly increased exports above current levels.

4. Jimmie Johnson:

   When you're struggling, you almost have a shotgun approach, and you're trying to hit a wide pattern and see what brings speed, when you unload off the truck and you're fast, you get much more into like a rifle scenario and you're very precise with the changes you make, and there's a lot of speed in the details.

5. Carroll Moore:

   You can unload on the undead, maybe Santa Claus wasn't good to you last year.

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