unload

Word parts

un- + load

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ʌnˈləʊd/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ʌnˈloʊd/

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• Hyphenation: un‧load

Verb

Plain form unload

Third-person singular unloads

Past tense unloaded

Past participle unloaded

Present participle unloading

1. (transitive) If you unload something, you remove the cargo from a vehicle.

   The workers began to unload the ship as soon as the cargo hold opened.

2. (intransitive) If a vehicle is being unloaded, its cargo is being removed.

   The alley was jammed with vans unloading.

3. (transitive & intransitive) (figurative) If you unload your anger, you vent or express it.

   Whenever he is upset, he will play basketball to unload his emotions.

Antonyms

• load