English Dictionary: unload | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for unload | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Unload \Un*load"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + load.] 1. To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast. 2. Hence, to relieve from anything onerous. 3. To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to unload the cargo of a vessel. 4. To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun. 5. To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of. [Brokers' Cant, U. S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Unload \Un*load"\, v. i. To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now. |