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

Earlier this year, Musk also hinted at off-loading the vast majority of his fortune before his passing. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Following quickly on the heels of spinning off Versant Media earlier this year, Comcast is now off-loading the entirety of NBCUniversal. — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Off-loading tasks such as writing code might result in cognitive atrophy over the long term, and that is problematic in itself, but off-loading ethical decisions will result in an atrophy of moral reasoning, which is worse. — Ted Chiang, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

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

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