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Unloaded

[uhn-lohd] Origin

un·load

[uhn-lohd]
verb (used with object)
1.
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from: to unload a truck; to unload a cart.
2.
to remove or discharge (a load, group of people, etc.): to unload passengers.
3.
to remove the charge from (a firearm).
4.
to relieve of anything burdensome, oppressive, etc.: He unloaded his responsibilities.
5.
to get rid of (goods, shares of stock, etc.) by sale in large quantities.
verb (used without object)
6.
to unload something.
7.
Informal. to relieve one's stress by talking, confessing, or the like.

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Unloaded is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1515–25; un-2 + load

un·load·er, noun
self-un·load·ing, adjective
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unload
1523, in ref. to cargo, from un- (2) + load (v.). Fig. sense (in ref. to feelings, etc.) is recorded from 1593.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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unload definition


  1. tv.
    to get rid of someone or something. : We're gonna unload all the cats and dogs during the Christmas rush.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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