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unload

verb · /ənˈloʊd/ · Level 2 · Intermediate

What does unload mean?

unload (verb): to remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).

Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

How do you use unload in a sentence?

How do you pronounce unload?

/ənˈloʊd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does unload come from?

From un- + load.

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Words related to unload

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

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What does “unload” mean?

to remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.)

Right! That's what “unload” means.

to examine or investigate something systematically

Not quite: that's what explore means.

to move from one place to another; to redistribute

Not quite: that's what shift means.

to take control of; to seize by force or stratagem

Not quite: that's what capture means.

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