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un- + load

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Plain form
unload

Third-person singular
unloads

Past tense
unloaded

Past participle
unloaded

Present participle
unloading

  1. (transitive) If you unload something, you remove the cargo from a vehicle.
    The workers began to unload the ship as soon as the cargo hold opened.
  2. (intransitive) If a vehicle is being unloaded, its cargo is being removed.
    The alley was jammed with vans unloading.
  3. (transitive & intransitive) (figurative) If you unload your anger, you vent or express it.
    Whenever he is upset, he will play basketball to unload his emotions.

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