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un·load  (n-ld)
v. un·load·ed, un·load·ing, un·loads
v.tr.
1.
a. To remove the load or cargo from.
b. To discharge (cargo or a load).
2.
a. To relieve of something burdensome or oppressive; unburden: unloaded the donkeys.
b. To give expression to (one's troubles or feelings); pour forth.
3. To remove the charge from (a firearm).
4. To dispose of, especially by selling in great quantity; dump.
v.intr.
To discharge a cargo or some other burden.

un·loader n.

unload
Verb
1. to remove cargo from a ship, lorry, or plane
2. to express worries or problems by telling someone about them
3. to remove the ammunition from a gun
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.unload - leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"
wharf - discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"
air-drop - drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter
2.unloadunload - take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van"
empty - remove; "Empty the water"

unload
Translations
unload [ʌnˈləud] vtdescargar

unload [ʌnˈləud] vtdécharger

unload [ʌnˈləud] vt [+ box etc] → ausladen [+ car etc]; entladen

unload [ʌnˈləud] vtscaricare

unload
v unload [anˈləud]
to remove (cargo) from (eg a ship, vehicle etc) The men were unloading the ship. aflaai يُفْرِغ الحُمولَه разтоварвам vyložit losse entladen ξεφορτώνω descargar maha laadima تخلیه کردن purkaa décharger לִפרוֹק बोझ इत्यादि उतारना istovariti kirak afferma, losa scaricare 荷をおろす iškrauti izkraut (kravu) memunggah muatan lossen losse, lesse av rozładowywać descarregar a descărca разгружать vyložiť raztovoriti istovariti lasta av, lossa เอาขึ้น yükünü boşaltmak, indirmek 卸(貨) розвантажувати خالي کرنا dỡ hàng


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If you unload his skull of its spermy heaps and then take a rear view of its rear end, which is the high end, you will be struck by its resemblance to the human skull, beheld in the same situation, and from the same point of view.
Without landing stages it was to be a difficult matter to unload these beasts upon the open plain, but there was nothing else for it, and so we put out for a point about ten miles from the city and began the task.
came peals of such healthy and good-humored laughter from the soldiers that it infected the French involuntarily, so much so that the only thing left to do seemed to be to unload the muskets, muskets, explode the ammunition, and all return home as quickly as possible.
 
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