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unload
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.
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3. To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to
unload the cargo of a vessel.
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4. To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun.
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5. To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of.
[Brokers' Cant, U. S.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unload \Un*load"\, v. i. To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now. [1913 Webster]
