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unloading

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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.
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Noun1.unloadingunloading - the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
handling - manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
loading - the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours"
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Sometimes they were found unattended and dead in their beds; on occasion their bodies were dragged out of the water; and sometimes it was just plain accident, as when Bill Kelley, unloading cargo while drunk, had a finger jerked off, which, under the circumstances, might just as easily have been his head.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
Everything is done with a great deal of bustle, the unloading of the baggage, the examination of the customs; and everyone seems to smile at you.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Neither Montgomery nor his companion took the slightest notice of me, but busied themselves in assisting and directing the four or five sailors who were unloading the goods.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
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