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unload

.ʌn'lәud5 senses · 53 ms
Level B2CET-4CET-6考研TOEFLOxford 3000
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verb/ʌnˈləʊd//ʌnˈloʊd/
  1. 1

    To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).transitive

    • to unload a ship
    • to unload a camel
  2. 2

    To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.transitive

    • to unload bales of hay from a truck
  3. 3

    To deposit one's load or cargo.intransitive

    • Some stations have collection vehicles unload on the floor, using a front loader to push material into the hopper.
  4. 4

    To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.figurativelyintransitivetransitive

    • to unload on someone
  5. 5

    To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.transitive

    • When you unload a DLL, the memory and other system resources it is using will become available for use by other applications.
  6. 6

    To discharge, pour, or expel.transitive

  7. 7

    To get rid of or dispose of.transitive

  8. 8

    To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.ambitransitiveidiomatic

    • Practically everything I possess was left to me by an American cousin, on the condition that I took the name of Carrados. He made his fortune by an ingenious conspiracy of doctoring the crop reports and unloading favourably in consequence.
  9. 9

    To reduce the vertical load factor on (an airplane's wing or other lifting surface), typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated.transitive

    • Boeing's article stressed prioritizing roll control during recovery from nose-down bank upsets unless the airplane was in a stall condition; if the airplane was stalled, Boeing recommended recovering from the stall before recovering from th
  10. 10

    To deliver forcefully.transitive

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