unload

🇺🇸 /ˌʌnˈləʊd/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌnˈləʊd/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000CEFR-C2
verb
R

to take things out of a vehicle or ship after moving them

We need to unload the boxes from the truck.

R

to empty something after using it

Remember to unload the dishwasher after it finishes.

R

to give your problems or responsibilities to someone else

He tends to unload his worries on his friends.

R

to sell or get rid of something, often quickly

The store wants to unload old stock at a discount.

translation

v. to take things out of a vehicle or ship after moving them; to empty something after using it; to give your problems or responsibilities to someone else; to sell or get rid of something, often quickly

Word Forms

3rd Present unloads
Past unloaded
Perfect unloaded
Progressive unloading