unload

unload
un|load [ʌnˈləud US -ˈloud] v
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1¦(vehicle/ship)¦
2¦(get rid of something)¦
3¦(feelings)¦
4¦(camera)¦
5¦(gun)¦
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1.) ¦(VEHICLE/SHIP)¦
a) [T]
to remove a load from a vehicle, ship etc
unload sth from sth
▪ The driver unloaded some boxes from the back of the truck.
b)
if a ship unloads, the goods that it carries are removed from it
2.) ¦(GET RID OF SOMETHING)¦ [T] [i]informal
a) to get rid of something illegal or not very good by selling it quickly
▪ Investors continued to unload technology stocks Thursday.
unload sth on/onto sth
▪ Hundreds of cheap videos were unloaded on the British market.
b) to get rid of work or responsibility by giving it to someone else
unload sth on/onto sb
▪ Don't let him unload his problems onto you.
3.) ¦(FEELINGS)¦ [I and T]
AmE to express strong feelings, especially anger, to someone when you are extremely upset
▪ Koch unloaded his concerns over dinner one night.
unload (sth) on sb
▪ When he got back to the office, Green unloaded on his staff.
4.) ¦(CAMERA)¦ [T]
to remove the film from a camera
5.) ¦(GUN)¦ [I and T]
to remove the bullets from a gun

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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