1. remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.): "she hadn't finished unloading the car"Similarunpackemptyunburdendisburdenrare:unladeOppositeload
▪ (of a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) have goods removed: "the street was jammed with trucks unloading"
▪ get rid of (something unwanted): informal"he had unloaded his depreciating stock on his unsuspecting wife"Similarselldiscardjettisonoffloadejectget rid ofdispose ofpass offthrow out/awayclear outscrapdestroypalm something off on someonefoist something on someonefob something off on someoneinformal:dumplosejunkget shot/shut ofsee the back ofOppositebuyacquire
▪ give expression to (oppressive thoughts or feelings): "the meeting had been a chance for her to unload some of her feelings about her son"
2. remove (ammunition) from a gun or (film) from a camera.
