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English verb: unload

1. unload (contact) leave or unload


SamplesUnload the cargo.
Drop off the passengers at the hotel.


Synonymsdischarge, drop, drop off, put down, set down


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Somebody ----s somebody PP.
Somebody ----s something PP


Broader (hypernym)deliver


Narrower (hyponym)air-drop, wharf

2. unload (contact) take the load off (a container or vehicle)


SamplesUnload the truck.
Offload the van.


Synonymsoffload, unlade


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s something PP


Broader (hypernym)empty









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