unload

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   take the load off (a container or vehicle)

   unload the truck

2. 2
   verb

   leave or unload

   unload the cargo

3. 3
   verb

   To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).

   to unload a ship

4. 4
   verb

   To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.

   to unload bales of hay from a truck

5. 5
   verb

   To deposit one's load or cargo.

   Some stations have collection vehicles unload on the floor, using a front loader to push material into the hopper.

6. 6
   verb

   To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.

   to unload on someone

7. 7
   verb

   To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.

   When you unload a DLL, the memory and other system resources it is using will become available for use by other applications.

8. 8
   verb

   To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.

   1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Practically everything I possess was left to me by an American cousin, on the condition that I took the name of Carrados. He made his fortune by an ingenious conspiracy of doctoring the crop reports and unloading favourably in consequence.

Etymology

From un- + load.