unload B2 Topic:Transportation US /ʌnˈloʊd/ UK /ʌnˈləʊd/ See IPA manual Freq #9241 Meanings 1 verb To remove goods or cargo from a vehicle, ship, or container. It took an hour to unload the truck. 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. 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 1 verb · to remove goods or cargo... offloadunladedischarge 3 verb · to get rid of something by... offloadpalm offpass off Word family Forms unloadedunloadingunloads Derived forms unloader Etymology AI details From un- + load. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unload **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈloʊd/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈləʊd/ **Frequency rank:** 9241 ## Meanings 1. To remove goods or cargo from a vehicle, ship, or container. 2. To express your worries or feelings to someone in order to feel better. 3. To get rid of something by selling it, often unfairly. ## Examples - It took an hour to unload the truck. - She needed to unload on a friend after a stressful week. - He tried to unload his old car on an unsuspecting buyer. ## Derived Forms - unloader ## Etymology From un- + load. ## AI Etymology Unload is from un- + load. The surface analysis is un- + load. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean to remove goods or cargo from a vehicle, ship, or container, or to express your worries or feelings to someone in order to feel better. Derived formations include unloader. ## Topics - Transportation markdown