Unload (Verb)
Meaning 1
Remove the load from (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The port workers were instructed to unload the cargo ships as quickly as possible to avoid delays.
- She helped the movers unload the furniture from the moving truck and into her new home.
- The airport staff were tasked with unloading the luggage from the plane and transporting it to the baggage claim.
- The warehouse workers used forklifts to unload the pallets of inventory from the delivery truck.
- The dockworkers carefully unloaded the containers from the freighter and loaded them onto trains.
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Meaning 2
Remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The delivery truck stopped to unload packages at each address on the route.
- We need to unload the passengers at the next bus stop before continuing the journey.
- The cargo ship will unload its freight at the port terminal.
- After a long flight, the airline staff began to unload the luggage from the aircraft.
- The tour bus will unload its tourists at the museum entrance.