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Meaning: (transitive)Toremovetheloadorcargofrom (avehicle, etc.).Synonym:offloadAntonym:load uptounloada shiptounloada camel1944March and April, T. F. Cameron, “The Working of Marshalling Yards and Goods Sheds”, inRailway Magazine, page85:A loader performs the important work of storing goods in the wagons and ofunloadingthe wagons. In each case considerable skill is required to avoid breakage, and, in the case of loading, skill goes far to conserve wagon space.; (transitive)Toremove(theloadorcargo) from avehicle, etc.Synonym:offloadAntonym:load upCoordinate term:unpacktounloadbales of hay from a truck; (intransitive)Todepositone'sloadorcargo.1998, Robert A Corbitt,Standard handbook of environmental engineering:Some stations have collection vehiclesunloadon the floor, using a front loader to push material into the hopper.; (transitive,intransitive,figuratively)Togive vent toorexpress; tounburdenoneself of.tounloadon someone1984, John Arlott, David Rayvern Allen,Arlott on cricket: his writings on the game:[…]who bowled with such fury that he needed beer to give him something to sweat out, and whounloadedhis emotions in words as hard as his bowling.2023May 24, Nicholas Nehamas, “Ron DeSantis Joins 2024 Race, Hoping to Topple Trump”, inThe New York Times[1],→ISSN:Mr. Trump, who has a mounting list of legal troubles, clearly sees Mr. DeSantis as a political threat and hasunloadedon him for months, mocking him as “Ron DeSanctimonious” and slamming his stewardship of Florida.; (transitive,computing)Toremove(something previously loaded) frommemory.1993, Tony Martin, Lisa C Towell,The NewWave agent handbook:When youunloada DLL, the memory and other system resources it is using will become available for use by other applications.; (transitive)Todischarge,pour, orexpel.; (transitive)Toget rid ofordispose of.tounloadunprofitable stocks; (idiomatic,transitive)To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent todeceive; to attempt to pass off acounterfeitorinferiorproduct asgenuine.Synonyms:offload;palm off,pawn off,pass off;foist,fob off; (transitive,aviation)Toreducetheverticalload factoron (anairplane'swingor otherliftingsurface), typically bypitchingdownwardstoward thegroundtodecreaseangle of attackand reduce the amount ofliftgenerated.1999March 24,National Transportation Safety Board, “1.18.10.2.3 1997 Through 1998—Information and Changes Disseminated by Boeing”, inAircraft Accident Report: Uncontrolled Descent and Collision with Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994[2], archived fromthe originalon4 June 2022, pages205–206:Boeing's article stressed prioritizing roll control during recovery from nose-down bank upsets unless the airplane was in a stall condition; if the airplane was stalled, Boeing recommended recovering from the stall before recovering from the upset. The article described the nose-down upset recovery technique as follows: "Reduce angle of attack. Thisunloadsthe wing, allows the airplane to accelerate, which reduces rudder deflection and improves lateral control ability.[…]"; (transitive)Todeliverforcefully.; (transitive,slang)Toejaculate, particularlywithinanorifice.; (transitive)Toremovethechargefrom; todischarge.Heunloadedhis revolver and put the cartridges away to be reloaded later.Heunloadedhis revolver on the home invaders.
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