unload

verb

ˌən-ˈlōd How to pronounce unload (audio)
Definition of unloadnext
1
as in to unpack
to empty or rid of cargo the dockworkers unloaded the ship

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2
as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted I can't seem to unload this old car—even the charities won't take it!

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Recent Examples of unload McIlroy, 37, unloaded on Bryson DeChambeau when asked about DeChambeau's conduct Friday after the 32-year-old was assessed a two-stroke penalty after a lengthy and heated interaction with rules officials well after the round. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 The facility has more than 850 robots unloading auto parts, stamping out steel components, putting together car frames, and installing car doors, according to IEEE Spectrum. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 The confrontation between father and daughter, in which Taylor-Joy unloads Lucky’s resentments about growing up in the life, is one of the season’s most barbed moments. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026 The soccer coach was unloading balls from his vehicle in the alley behind his home when Wilson, wearing a mask, confronted him with a semiautomatic handgun that had a laser pointer. — Julie Hanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unload
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unload
  1. unpack
  2. dump
  3. evacuate
  4. discard
  5. discharge
  6. ditch
  7. unburden
  8. lose
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  • This is expected to carry into the weekend and into next week, but there are a few interesting wrinkles to unpack amid what is leftover from Tropical Storm Elida and ongoing wildfires across northern California.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • The diplomats, stationed at embassies and consulates across seven countries — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and Oman — have packed and unpacked their bags with every ceasefire announcement.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of unpack
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  • Spain deployed 2,600 firefighters, police and other emergency personnel to two blazes west of Madrid, backed by 19 water-dumping aircraft and helicopters.
    — Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • The audience is able to vote on who gets dumped from the island based on which couples are most compatible, including choosing the winning couple that ultimately gets awarded $100,000.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of dump
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  • However, Jordan reportedly denied issuing any decision to evacuate the facilities.
    — Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen,Michael Wayland, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • According to Sylvia, about 1,000 people evacuated the CalEPA office building.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of evacuate
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  • But more typical are quality-of-life complaints from riders who report people drinking or getting high at stations or discarding bags of fast food debris on platforms.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • Dogs are also very susceptible to a condition called pancreatitis, which can follow consumption of fatty foods (like discarded fast foods).
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of discard
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  • The outbreak, which city authorities have linked to a series of cooling towers in Upper East Side buildings, has hospitalized 60 people, 53 of whom were discharged while seven remained in the hospital, according to authorities.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Eight people are still hospitalized and 56 others have spent time in but been discharged from hospitals in the Upper East Side outbreak, officials said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of discharge
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  • Maryam ditched her summer plans of working and studying in Kansas City for trying out with the Egyptian national team in Cairo.
    — PJ Green July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • Transit, however, is immensely safer than driving, so people who ditch a bus or subway ride for a robotaxi may increase their own risk.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
Definition of ditch
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  • Trump, unburdened by ideals, has looked at the same history and consciously chosen to mimic its worst elements.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • The team is unburdened by identity, so Haaland has been free to create it.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of unburden
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  • That advice becomes even more important as skin loses elasticity over time.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
  • The Tsutsumi bout is the one for prospect watchers, pitting a fast-rising Japanese talent against a Mexican who has not lost.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
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