Definition of Unload

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Unload

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

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.

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

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Unload Quotations

They shoulda called me Little Cocaine, I was sniffing so much of the stuff! My nose got big enough to back a diesel truck in, unload it, and drive it right out again.
Little Richard

We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.
William Henry Ashley

I just wanted to have fun for myself - I felt I had a lot to say, and I realized that I missed having a magazine as a place to express my ideas. The Times column is a place for me to unload those perceptions.
Tina Brown

Unload Translations

unload in Dutch is lossen, uitladen, afladen
unload in German is entlade, entladen, abladen, entladen
unload in Italian is scaricare, scaricare
unload in Portuguese is descarregue
unload in Spanish is descargar

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