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offloaded

offloaded is the simple past and past participle of offload.

Meaning of offload

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.
  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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Questions about offloaded

What is offloaded the simple past and past participle of?
Offloaded is the simple past and past participle of offload.

Words near offloaded in the dictionary

  1. offliners
  2. offlines
  3. offlining
  4. offlist
  5. offload
  6. offloaded
  7. offloader
  8. offloaders
  9. offloading
  10. offloadings
  11. offloads

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