off-load

Verb

offload (third-person singular simple present offloads, present participle offloading, simple past and past participle offloaded)

1. (transitive) To unload.
   • The driver of the car carrier offloaded the cars at the dealership.

   Synonyms:

   discharge

   Antonyms:

   load up

2. (transitive) To get rid of things, work, or problems by passing them on to someone or something else.
   • He offloaded the defective car onto an unsuspecting buyer.

   Synonyms:

   unload, palm off, pawn off, pass off, foist, fob off

3. (transitive) To pass the ball.
4. (transitive) To deny a person on a standby list due to lack of space.
5. (transitive) To change a passengers' ticket status from "checked in" to "open", allowing further changes. (This applies regardless of whether the passenger has boarded the aircraft or not).
6. To use a complementary network technology to deliver data originally targeted for cellular networks.

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