English verb: unload | |||
| 1. | unload (contact) leave or unload | ||
| Samples | Unload the cargo. Drop off the passengers at the hotel. | ||
| Synonyms | discharge, drop, drop off, put down, set down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----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) | ||
| Samples | Unload the truck. Offload the van. | ||
| Synonyms | offload, unlade | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | empty | ||