unload

Universal Words verb 1 ~ sth (from sth) to remove things from a vehicle or ship after it has taken them somewhere: [VN] Everyone helped to unload the luggage from the car. * This isn't a suitable place to unload the van. * [V] The truck driver was waiting to unload. OPPLOAD 2 [VN] to remove the contents of sth after you have finished using it, especially the bullets from a gun or the film from a camera OPPLOAD 3 [VN] ~ sth/sb (on / onto sb) (informal) to pass the responsibility for sb/sth to sb else: It's his problem, not something he should unload onto you. 4 [VN] ~ sth (on / onto sb/sth) (informal) to get rid of or sell sth, especially sth illegal or of bad quality: They want to unload their shares at the right price.