off-load

verb

(ˌ)ȯf-ˈlōd 

ˈȯf-ˌlōd

off-loaded; off-loading; off-loads

: unload

Synonyms of off-load

• unload

Examples of off-load in a Sentence

the warehouse needs to hire more people to load and off-load the trucks

Recent Examples on the Web

The plant would use the rail yard to load and off-load raw materials, according to city zoning documents. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026

PEOs provide a structured pathway to off-load time-consuming administrative work. — Beth Foulk, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026

Under those guidelines, farmers who want to retire or off-load unproductive bogs without selling to developers can instead convert their land to wetlands with the help of the state. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2025

But perhaps automating the preliminary stages of the dating process—whether using agents or other AI tools—is not so different to off-loading other time-consuming tasks. — Joel Khalili, Wired News, 13 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for off-load

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad