unload
word
/ənˈɫoʊd/
uhn-LOHD
/ʌnlˈəʊd/
uhn-LOHD
Definition
To remove things, especially goods or cargo, from a vehicle or container. It can also mean to get rid of something or to release a burden.
Usage & Nuances
Common in transport and shipping. Frequently used with 'unload a truck/van/ship.' Informally, can mean to share one's problems ('unload on someone') or get rid of something unwanted. Not interchangeable with 'download' or 'offload' (which may have technical uses).
Spanish: descargar - descargar (mercancía, camión)Portuguese (BR): descarregar - descarregar (mercadorias, caminhão)Portuguese (PT): descarregar - descarregar (mercadorias, camião)Chinese (Simplified): 卸货 - 卸下Chinese (Traditional): 卸貨 - 卸下Hindi: उतारना - माल उतारनाArabic: يُفرِّغ - يُنزِل الحمولةBengali: খালাস করা - নামানোRussian: разгружать - выгружатьJapanese: 荷下ろしする - 降ろすVietnamese: dỡ - dỡ hàngKorean: 내리다 - 짐을 내리다Turkish: boşaltmak - indirmek (araçtan)Urdu: اتارنا - نکال دیناIndonesian: dỡ - dỡ hàng - trút bỏ
Example Sentences
Let's unload the boxes from the truck.
basic
Please unload your bags at the door.
basic
The workers unloaded all the furniture this morning.
basic
He needed to unload all his worries on a friend.
natural
We finished early, so we decided to help unload the delivery van.
natural
I'm just going to unload some old clothes at the charity shop.
natural