unload

1. (transitive) To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).Examples: "to unload a ship"; "to unload a camel"; "A loader performs the important work of storing goods in the wagons and of unloading the wagons. In each case considerable skill is required to avoid breakage, and, in the case of loading, skill goes far to conserve wagon space."Synonyms: offloadAntonyms: load uptransitive

2. (transitive) To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.Examples: "to unload bales of hay from a truck"Synonyms: offloadAntonyms: load uptransitive

3. (intransitive) To deposit one's load or cargo.Examples: "Some stations have collection vehicles unload on the floor, using a front loader to push material into the hopper."intransitive

4. (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.Examples: "to unload on someone"; "[…] who bowled with such fury that he needed beer to give him something to sweat out, and who unloaded his emotions in words as hard as his bowling."; "Mr. Trump, who has a mounting list of legal troubles, clearly sees Mr. DeSantis as a political threat and has unloaded on him for months, mocking him as “Ron DeSanctimonious” and slamming his stewardship of Florida."figurativelyintransitivetransitive

5. (transitive, computing) To remove (something previously loaded) from memory.Examples: "When you unload a DLL, the memory and other system resources it is using will become available for use by other applications."transitive

6. (transitive) To discharge, pour, or expel.transitive