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Unload
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now.