Meanings
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1
verb
To remove goods or cargo from a vehicle, ship, or container.
It took an hour to unload the truck.
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2
verb
To express your worries or feelings to someone in order to feel better.
She needed to unload on a friend after a stressful week.
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3
verb
To get rid of something by selling it, often unfairly.
He tried to unload his old car on an unsuspecting buyer.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
3
verb
· to get rid of something by...
offloadpalm offpass off
Word family
Forms
unloadedunloadingunloads
Derived forms
unloader
Etymology
From un- + load.