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Unload Suitable Place Van Verb Bre ˌʌnˈləʊd ˌʌnˈloʊd

Word unload
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / ˌʌnˈləʊd / NAmE / ˌʌnˈloʊd /
Example
  • everyone helped to unload the luggage from the car.
  • this isn't a suitable place to unload the van.
  • the truck driver was waiting to unload.
  • it's his problem, not something he should unload onto you.
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unload

(verb)BrE / ˌʌnˈləʊd / NAmE / ˌʌnˈloʊd /
  1. to remove things from a vehicle or ship after it has taken them somewhere
    • opposite load
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/load_2
    • Everyone helped to unload the luggage from the car.
    • This isn't a suitable place to unload the van.
    • The truck driver was waiting to unload.
  2. to remove the contents of something after you have finished using it, especially the bullets from a gun or the film from a camera
    • opposite load
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/load_2
  3. to pass the responsibility for somebody/something to somebody else
    • It's his problem, not something he should unload onto you.
  4. to get rid of or sell something, especially something illegal or of bad quality
    • They want to unload their shares at the right price.

    Extra Examples

    • helping unload the vegetables
    • Each time a gun is laid down it must first be broken and unloaded.
    • This isn’t a suitable place to unload the van.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they unload
    • he / she / it unloads
    • past simple unloaded
    • past participle unloaded
    • -ing form unloading
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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