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un⋅load

  [uhn-lohd]
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–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.
Origin:
1515–25; un- 2 + load

Related forms:
un⋅load⋅er, noun
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un·load   (ŭn-lōd')   
v.   un·load·ed, un·load·ing, un·loads

v.   tr.

    1. To remove the load or cargo from.

    2. To discharge (cargo or a load).

    3. To relieve of something burdensome or oppressive; unburden: unloaded the donkeys.

    4. To give expression to (one's troubles or feelings); pour forth.

    1. To relieve of something burdensome or oppressive; unburden: unloaded the donkeys.

    2. To give expression to (one's troubles or feelings); pour forth.

  3. To remove the charge from (a firearm).

  4. To dispose of, especially by selling in great quantity; dump.

v.   intr.
To discharge a cargo or some other burden.
un·load'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
unload

  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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Word Origin & History

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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

unload

To sell an investment, generally at a loss.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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