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unloaded

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unloadedunloaded - (of weapons) not charged with ammunition; "many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded"
loaded - (of weapons) charged with ammunition; "a loaded gun"
Translations
unloaded [ˈʌnˈləʊdɪd] ADJ [gun] → descargado; [truck, ship] → descargado, sin carga


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Luckily, however, for the poor wretch, he had fallen into more merciful hands; for Jones having examined the pistol, and found it to be really unloaded, began to believe all the man had told him, before Partridge came up: namely, that he was a novice in the trade, and that he had been driven to it by the distress he mentioned, the greatest indeed imaginable, that of five hungry children, and a wife lying in of the sixth, in the utmost want and misery.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
As soon as the last thoat was unloaded Tars Tarkas gave the command to advance, and in three parties we crept upon the Zodangan camp from the north, the south and the east.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
But at that moment Trent leaped up, dashed his unloaded revolver full in the man's face and, while he staggered with the shock, a soldier from behind shot him through the heart.
A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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