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unload
UK /ʌnˈləʊd/ US /ʌnˈloʊd/
verb 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
high
VERB + UNLOAD
boxes, got, help, helped, need, started, won't
UNLOAD + NOUN
bags, camel, car, cargo, lorry, truck, van
PREP.
from
Definitions
verb
1
To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
to unload a ship
to unload a camel
2
To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
to unload bales of hay from a truck
3
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.
4
To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.
to unload on someone
[…] who bowled with such fury that he needed beer to give him something to sweat out, and who unloaded his emotions in words as hard as his bowling.
5
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.
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Idioms & Phrases
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to unload a ship
Wiktionary02
to unload a camel
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A loader performs the important work of storing goods in the wagons and of unloading the wagons. In each case considerable skill is required to avoid breakage, and, in the case of loading, skill goes
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Can I unload the high speed film?
Tatoeba · #24124605
I will not unload the car because other workers have to do that.
Tatoeba · #173635406
I won't unload the car because that's somebody else's job.
Tatoeba · #1736355Usage Notes
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