unloading

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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