unloaded
unloaded is the simple past and past participle of unload.
Meaning of unload
Verb
unload (third-person singular simple present unloads, present participle unloading, simple past and past participle unloaded)
- To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
- to unload a ship
- Antonyms:
- load up
- To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
- to unload bales of hay from a truck
- Antonyms:
- load up
- To deposit one's load or cargo.
- Some stations have collection vehicles unload on the floor, using a front loader to push material into the hopper.1998, Robert A Corbitt, Standard handbook of environmental engineering
- To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.
- to unload on someone
- To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
- When you unload a DLL, the memory and other system resources it is using will become available for use by other applications.1993, Tony Martin, Lisa C Towell, The NewWave agent handbook
- To discharge, pour, or expel.
Adjective
unloaded (not comparable)
- Not loaded (in various senses).
- an unloaded question
- an unloaded vehicle
Origin of unloaded
From unload + -ed.
From un- + loaded.
Questions about unloaded
- What does unloaded mean?
- Unloaded means not loaded (in various senses).
- What is unloaded the simple past and past participle of?
- Unloaded is the simple past and past participle of unload.
- What part of speech is unloaded?
- Unloaded is an adjective.
Words near unloaded in the dictionary
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