verb
Meaning 1
To unload.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unlade
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rhymes with -eɪd
verb
Meaning 2
To disburden; take the burden from; relieve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To discharge the cargo from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To discharge a cargo; discharge a burden.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
take the load off (a container or vehicle)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unload the truck
- offload the van
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unload, offload
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: empty
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English lade English unlade From un- + lade.