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OFFLOAD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove the load from (a container or vehicle)

Example:

offload the van

Synonyms:

offload; unlade; unload

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "offload" is one way to...):

empty (remove)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "offload" is one way to...):

transfer (move from one place to another)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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