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unloaden

unloaden is the past participle of unload.

Meaning of unload

Verb

unload (third-person singular simple present unloads, present participle unloading, simple past and past participle unloaded)

  1. (transitive) To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
    • to unload a ship
    Synonyms:
    offload, download
    Antonyms:
    load up
  2. (transitive) To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
    • to unload bales of hay from a truck
    Synonyms:
    offload, download
    Antonyms:
    load up
  3. (intransitive) 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
  4. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive) To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.
    • to unload on someone
  5. (transitive) 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
  6. (transitive) To discharge, pour, or expel.

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Questions about unloaden

What is unloaden the past participle of?
Unloaden is the past participle of unload.

Words near unloaden in the dictionary

  1. unlivingness
  2. unlizardlike
  3. unload
  4. unloadable
  5. unloaded
  6. unloaden
  7. unloader
  8. unloaders
  9. unloading
  10. unloadings
  11. unloads

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