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• 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to relieve from anything onerous. [1913 Webster] 3. To discharge or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• unload — un‧load [ʌnˈləʊd ǁ ˈloʊd] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] TRANSPORT to remove a load from a vehicle, ship etc: • Delivery people were unloading fax machines. • This is where the ships load and unload. 2. [transitive] …   Financial and business terms

• unload — [unlōd′] vt. 1. a) to remove or take off (a load, cargo, etc.) b) to take a load, cargo, etc. from 2. a) to give vent to (one s grief, troubles, etc.); express or tell freely b) to relieve of something that troubles, burdens, etc …   English World dictionary

• unload — (v.) 1520s, in ref. to cargo, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + LOAD (Cf. load) (v.). Figurative sense (in reference to feelings, etc.) is recorded from 1590s. Related: Unloaded; unloading …   Etymology dictionary

• cargo — n. 1) to carry, haul cargo 2) to load, take on; stow; transfer cargo 3) to unload cargo 4) contraband; general cargo 5) (misc.) a cargo plane; ship * * * [ kɑːgəʊ] general cargo haul cargo ship stow take on …   Combinatory dictionary

• unload — v. (D; tr.) to unload from (to unload cargo from a ship) * * * [ʌn ləʊd] (D; tr.) to unload from (to unload cargo from a ship) …   Combinatory dictionary

• unload — unloader, n. /un lohd /, v.t. 1. to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from: to unload a truck; to unload a cart. 2. to remove or discharge (a load, group of people, etc.): to unload passengers. 3. to remove the charge from (a… …   Universalium

• Cargo ship — The Colombo Express, one of the largest container ships in the world (when she was built in 2005), owned and operated by Hapag Lloyd of Germany …   Wikipedia

• cargo — Goods being transported. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * cargo car‧go [ˈkɑːgəʊ ǁ ˈkɑːrgoʊ] noun cargoes PLURALFORM or cargos [countable, uncountable] TRANSPORT goods …   Financial and business terms

• cargo — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bulk, heavy ▪ precious, valuable ▪ a precious cargo of antiques ▪ deadly, hazardous …   Collocations dictionary

• unload — verb a) To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.). Some stations have collection vehicles unload on the floor, using a front loader to push material into the hopper. b) To deposit ones load or cargo. ...who bowled with such fury that he… …   Wiktionary