unload

Two men unloading goods from a truck in Rwanda (2)

Meaning

Verb

  • To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
  • To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
  • To deposit one's load or cargo.
  • To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.
  • To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
  • To discharge, pour, or expel.
  • To get rid of or dispose of.
  • To reduce the vertical load factor on an airplane's wing or other lifting surface, typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated.
  • To deliver forcefully.
  • To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice.
  • To draw the charge from.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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