Unload — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

leave or unload

take the load off (a container or vehicle)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnlˈoʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnlˈəʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnlˈəʊd/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnlˈoʊd/.

Examples

unload the cargo
drop off the passengers at the hotel
unload the truck

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

drop off set down put down discharge drop unlade offload

Parts of Speech

verb	leave or unload “unload the cargo”
verb	take the load off (a container or vehicle) “unload the truck”

Word Forms

drop	noun	a central depository where things can be left or picked up
unloading	noun	the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entladen

verlassen oder entladen

🇫🇷French

décharger

partir ou décharger

🇪🇸Spanish

descargar

dejar o descargar

🇮🇹Italian

scaricare

lasciare o scaricare

🇳🇱Dutch

lossen

vertrekken of lossen

🇵🇹Portuguese

descarregar

sair ou descarregar

🇷🇺Russian

разгружать

оставить или разгрузить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनलोड

छोड़ना या उतारना

🇧🇩Bengali

আনলোড

ছেড়ে দিন বা আনলোড করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

இறக்கு

விட்டு அல்லது இறக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

దించు

వదిలివేయండి లేదా దించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उतरवणे

सोडा किंवा उतरवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉતારવું

છોડો અથવા ઉતારો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಳಿಸು

ಬಿಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಇಳಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇറക്കുക

വിടുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇറക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨਲੋਡ

ਛੱਡੋ ਜਾਂ ਅਨਲੋਡ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ان لوڈ

چھوڑ دیں یا اتاریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卸下

离开或卸载

🇯🇵Japanese

降ろす

残すか降ろすか

🇰🇷Korean

부리다

떠나거나 짐을 내리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dỡ hàng

rời đi hoặc dỡ bỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ยกเลิกการโหลด

ออกหรือขนถ่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

membongkar

meninggalkan atau membongkar

🇵🇭Filipino

magdiskarga

umalis o magdiskarga

🇲🇾Malay

memunggah

meninggalkan atau memunggah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفريغ

ترك أو تفريغ

🇮🇷Persian

تخلیه

ترک یا تخلیه

🇹🇷Turkish

boşaltmak

bırakın veya boşaltın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפְרוֹק

לעזוב או לפרוק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unload'?

The primary meaning of 'unload' is 'leave or unload'.

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Using 'unload' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unload' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unload' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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