"offload" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒf.ləʊd/, /ˌɒfˈləʊd/, /ˌɑfˈloʊd/ [US], /ˈɑfloʊd/ [US] Forms: offloads [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊd, -oʊd Etymology: From off- + load. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|off|load}} off- + load Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} offload (countable and uncountable, plural offloads)
  1. The act of offloading something, or diverting it elsewhere. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-offload-en-noun-iDWm6aSR
  2. (rugby) The act of passing the ball to a team mate when tackled. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Rugby
    Sense id: en-offload-en-noun-uqtCLGL4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with off-, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 10 11 16 17 11 15 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: off-load

Verb

IPA: /ˈɒf.ləʊd/, /ˌɒfˈləʊd/, /ˌɑfˈloʊd/ [US], /ˈɑfloʊd/ [US] Forms: offloads [present, singular, third-person], offloading [participle, present], offloaded [participle, past], offloaded [past]
Rhymes: -əʊd, -oʊd Etymology: From off- + load. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|off|load}} off- + load Head templates: {{en-verb}} offload (third-person singular simple present offloads, present participle offloading, simple past and past participle offloaded)
  1. (transitive) To unload. Tags: transitive Translations (to unload): scaricare (Italian), विभारित करणे (vibhārit karṇe) (Marathi), माल उतरवणे (māl utravṇe) (Marathi), разгружа́ть (razgružátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разгрузи́ть (razgruzítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), descargar (Spanish), desembarcar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-offload-en-verb-YkwqRWvp Categories (other): English terms prefixed with off-, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 10 11 16 17 11 15 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Disambiguation of 'to unload': 62 23 1 9 6
  2. (transitive) To get rid of things, work, or problems by passing them on to someone or something else. Tags: transitive Synonyms: unload, ;, palm off, pawn off, pass off, ;, foist, fob off Translations (to get rid of things): rifilare (Italian), сва́ливать (sválivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), свали́ть (svalítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), librarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-offload-en-verb-0DgVduH8 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with off-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 10 11 16 17 11 15 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 10 8 30 11 10 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Disambiguation of 'to get rid of things': 4 90 1 2 3
  3. (transitive, rugby) To pass the ball. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Rugby
    Sense id: en-offload-en-verb-0UicyU7E Categories (other): English terms prefixed with off-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 10 11 16 17 11 15 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 10 8 30 11 10 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports
  4. (transitive, aviation, travel) To deny a person on a standby list due to lack of space. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Aviation, Travel
    Sense id: en-offload-en-verb-jAinQtzu Categories (other): English terms prefixed with off-, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 10 11 16 17 11 15 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 5 9 8 17 10 28 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, lifestyle, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, tourism, transport, travel
  5. (transitive, aviation, travel) To change a passengers' ticket status from "checked in" to "open", allowing further changes. (This applies regardless of whether the passenger has boarded the aircraft or not). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Aviation, Travel
    Sense id: en-offload-en-verb-pknDThUP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with off-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 10 16 14 18 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 10 11 16 17 11 15 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 10 8 30 11 10 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 12 6 18 16 14 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 11 5 20 14 11 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 10 10 25 13 10 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 11 10 20 13 11 30 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, lifestyle, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, tourism, transport, travel
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: off-load Related terms: download, upload

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˌɒfˈləʊd/"
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      "word": "scaricare"
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          "ref": "2013, Bertrand Dufrasne, Bruno Anderson Barbosa, Peter Cronauer, IBM System Storage DS8870 Architecture and Implementation:",
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      "ipa": "/ˌɒfˈləʊd/"
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}

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