Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unload"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.
3. To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to
unload the cargo of a vessel.
4. To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun.
5. To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of.
[Brokers' Cant, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unload \Un*load"\, v. i.
To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unload
v 1: leave or unload, esp. of passengers or cargo; [syn: {drop},
{set down}, {put down}, {discharge}]
2: take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the
truck"; "offload the van" [syn: {offload}] [ant: {load}]
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