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(-lōd′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

unload (, , , )

Origin: off + load, prob. orig. transl. of Afrik aflaai < Du afladen

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or off-load

verb off·load·ed or off-load·ed, off·load·ing or off-load·ing, off·loads or off-loads

verb, transitive

To unload (a vehicle or container).
Computer Science To transfer (data) to a peripheral device.
Slang To get rid of and pass on to another: “He does come close to offloading some of the blame for the launch on . . . the dear old media” (Meg Greenfield).

verb, intransitive

To unload a vehicle or container.

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