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Unload   /ənlˈoʊd/   Listen
verb
Unload  v. t.  
1.
To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast.
2.
Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.
3.
To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to unload the cargo of a vessel.
4.
To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun.
5.
To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of. (Brokers' Cant, U. S.)


Unload  v. i.  To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now.





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


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"Unload" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Now, unload the boat, but do not injure any of the sailors! I hope to see them often again. You cannot tell how we have missed you, captain. What are you loaded with ...
— The Sword Maker • Robert Barr
... regrating, an expedient that would soon dissolve all monopolies and combinations among the traders; to increase the number of markets in London and Westminster, and to establish two general markets at the Nore, one on each side of the river, where the fishing vessels might unload their cargoes, and return to sea without delay. A number of light boats might be employed to convey fresh fish from these marts to London and Westminster, where all the different fish-markets might be plentifully supplied at a reasonable expense; for it cannot ...
— The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. - From William and Mary to George II. • Tobias Smollett
... to take that a little cheerfuller," he went on. "But—well it's been a hard time.... The men are leavin' now. In two hours the last wagons will unload at the railroad. The wheat will all be in the warehouse. An' ...
— The Desert of Wheat • Zane Grey
... she would even speak to him. When she came at last, loitering down the shop, with her eyes on the gay Christmas counters and her arms filled with bundles, he silently fell in behind her and followed her to her father's wagon, where he helped her unload her purchases. ...
— In Exile and Other Stories • Mary Hallock Foote
... market, which draws little companies of travellers thither every Friday in the season. To see it rightly one must reach Alkmaar on the preceding afternoon, to watch the arrival of the boats from the neighbouring farms, and see them unload their yellow freight on the market quay. The men who catch the cheeses are exceedingly adroit—it is the nearest thing to an English game that is played in Holland. Before they are finally placed in position the cheeses are liberally greased, until they glow and glitter like orange fires. ...
— A Wanderer in Holland • E. V. Lucas


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