unload
pronunciation
How to pronounce unload in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈləʊd]
How to pronounce unload in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈloʊd]
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- Verb:
- leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo
- take the load off (a container or vehicle)
Word Origin
- unload (v.)
- 1520s, in reference to cargo, from un- (2) + load (v.). Figurative sense (in reference to feelings, etc.) is recorded from 1590s. Used in reference to sales of stocks by 1870, hence U.S. colloquial sense "dispose of property the holding of which is risky" (1881). Related: Unloaded; unloading.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Quest workers unload vegetables at one of the markets of the city .
- 2. To lure them , ports need deeper harbours and bigger cranes to unload the cargo .
- 3. When the upgrade is complete , the laplink tool is reinstalled so it can unload the moving van .
- 4. China 's road network suffers from frictions such as the requirement to unload and reload trucks when crossing provincial borders .
- 5. Governments are eager to unload some responsibility for waste management onto manufacturers , especially for products that are hard to recycle or may be toxic , such as electronics , batteries , paint , car parts and pesticide containers .