Unload Meaning
/ʌnˈləʊd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
verbTo deposit one's load or cargo.
Sentence Examples
Can I unload the high speed film?
I will not unload the car because other workers have to do that.
I won't unload the car because that's somebody else's job.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The workers began to ____ the truck, carrying boxes into the warehouse.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The workers helped to ____ the heavy crates from the truck early this morning before they started their shift today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English un- English load English unload From un- + load.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1944 March and April, T. F. Cameron, “The Working of Marshalling Yards and Goods Sheds”, in Railway Magazine, page 85:
"In ten minutes, the first half of the train is unloaded, while Waddicor heads back, still at less than walking pace, to collect the second half. The pace of the reach stackers is impressive."
— 2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “A driver's eye view of East West Rail”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 35:
"Some stations have collection vehicles unload on the floor, using a front loader to push material into the hopper."
— 1998, Robert A Corbitt, Standard handbook of environmental engineering:
"[…] 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."
— 1984, John Arlott, David Rayvern Allen, Arlott on cricket: his writings on the game:
"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."
— 2023 May 24, Nicholas Nehamas, “Ron DeSantis Joins 2024 Race, Hoping to Topple Trump”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The workers began to ____ the truck, carrying boxes into the warehouse.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The workers helped to ____ the heavy crates from the truck early this morning before they started their shift today.