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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.

Synonyms

  • Unlade
  • Offload

Related Words

  • Unloading (noun)

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.

Synonyms

  • Drop
  • Drop Off
  • Put Down
  • Discharge
  • Set Down

Hypernyms

  • Deliver

Hyponyms

  • Air-drop
  • Wharf
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