"unload" meaning in English

See unload in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈləʊd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʌnˈloʊd/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-unload.ogg Forms: unloads [present, singular, third-person], unloading [participle, present], unloaded [participle, past], unloaded [past]
Rhymes: -əʊd Etymology: From un- + load. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|load|id1=reversive}} un- + load Head templates: {{en-verb}} unload (third-person singular simple present unloads, present participle unloading, simple past and past participle unloaded)
  1. (transitive) To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.). Tags: transitive Synonyms: offload
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-nbTM87RO
  2. (transitive) To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc. Tags: transitive Synonyms: offload
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-040O8UZV
  3. (intransitive) To deposit one's load or cargo. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-kzBqafWh
  4. (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of. Tags: figuratively, intransitive, transitive Translations (give vent to or express): разтоварвам се (raztovarvam se) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-wd4laxWx Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 2 2 12 23 5 3 15 8 22 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 3 3 3 12 20 8 3 12 9 18 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 3 4 4 11 23 4 3 12 8 22 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 4 4 3 11 19 7 4 15 11 14 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 3 3 17 19 6 3 14 8 18 3 3 Disambiguation of 'give vent to or express': 1 2 0 80 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 1
  5. (transitive, computing) To remove (something previously loaded) from memory. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing Translations (confide in someone): toevertrouwen (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-8i6d8SGD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (reversive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Aromanian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cheyenne translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Friulian translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Romansch translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Venetan translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 2 10 31 1 1 12 12 16 2 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (reversive): 6 6 6 10 18 5 5 10 11 13 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 2 9 30 2 2 12 11 17 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 10 34 2 2 12 10 19 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 3 3 3 13 21 7 4 14 8 16 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 3 3 3 13 21 7 4 14 8 16 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Aromanian translations: 3 4 4 12 23 4 4 12 8 18 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 6 3 12 21 6 3 13 9 15 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 3 4 3 13 21 7 4 13 9 17 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Cheyenne translations: 3 4 4 13 22 7 3 12 8 16 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 2 2 12 23 5 3 15 8 22 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 5 5 11 20 5 5 13 8 16 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 3 4 4 13 24 4 3 12 8 18 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 3 3 13 21 7 4 14 8 16 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 6 4 9 20 4 4 12 8 17 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Friulian translations: 3 3 3 13 21 7 4 13 9 17 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 3 3 3 13 21 7 4 13 9 17 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 3 3 3 12 20 8 3 12 9 18 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 4 4 11 23 4 4 12 9 18 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 4 4 11 23 4 3 14 8 18 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 4 4 11 24 4 4 12 8 19 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 3 3 3 14 21 7 4 12 9 16 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 3 4 4 11 23 4 3 12 8 22 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 6 3 9 22 4 3 10 12 13 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 3 4 4 12 23 4 4 12 8 18 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 4 4 3 11 19 7 4 15 11 14 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 3 3 17 19 6 3 14 8 18 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 3 3 3 13 21 7 4 13 9 17 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Romansch translations: 3 4 4 13 24 4 3 12 8 18 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 4 4 11 23 4 3 14 8 18 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 3 4 3 13 21 7 4 13 9 16 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 4 4 10 26 4 4 12 8 19 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 3 4 3 14 21 7 3 12 9 16 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Venetan translations: 3 3 3 11 29 4 2 11 10 18 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 3 3 3 13 21 7 4 14 8 16 4 3 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'confide in someone': 2 3 0 14 26 3 5 15 7 20 3 2
  6. (transitive) To discharge, pour, or expel. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-wu6Cwte1
  7. (transitive) To get rid of or dispose of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-uOAjHz1o
  8. (idiomatic, transitive) To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: offload, ;, palm off, pawn off, pass off, ;, foist, fob off
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-9l3UBxCW Categories (other): Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 2 2 12 23 5 3 15 8 22 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 6 4 9 20 4 4 12 8 17 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 3 3 3 12 20 8 3 12 9 18 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 3 4 4 11 23 4 3 12 8 22 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 4 4 3 11 19 7 4 15 11 14 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 3 3 17 19 6 3 14 8 18 3 3
  9. (transitive, aviation) To reduce the vertical load factor on (an airplane's wing or other lifting surface), typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-o6obn~PC Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 4 4 3 11 19 7 4 15 11 14 6 3 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  10. (transitive) To deliver forcefully. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-RqJALF3Y Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 3 3 13 19 3 3 15 7 24 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 2 2 12 23 5 3 15 8 22 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 6 4 9 20 4 4 12 8 17 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 3 3 3 12 20 8 3 12 9 18 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 3 4 4 11 23 4 3 12 8 22 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 4 4 3 11 19 7 4 15 11 14 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 3 3 17 19 6 3 14 8 18 3 3
  11. (transitive, slang) To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-EkvjfK9I
  12. (transitive) To remove the charge from; to discharge. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unload-en-verb-qt8a6-Bw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unloader Translations (remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.): aflæsse (Danish), losse (Danish), afsætte (Danish), sætte af (Danish), lossen (Dutch), uitladen (Dutch), elŝarĝi (Esperanto), descargar (Galician), descărca (Romanian), dì-luchdaich (Scottish Gaelic) Translations (take off or remove the load from): aflaai (Afrikaans), shkarkoj (Albanian), discarcu (Aromanian), разтоварвам (raztovarvam) (Bulgarian), descarregar (Catalan), -éno'xe (Cheyenne), (xiè) (Chinese Mandarin), 卸下 (xièxià) (Chinese Mandarin), aflæsse [common-gender] (Danish), losse [common-gender] (Danish), afsætte [common-gender] (Danish), sætte af (Danish), malŝarĝi (Esperanto), purkaa lasti (Finnish), décharger (French), discjariâ (Friulian), discjamâ (Friulian), descargar (Galician), გადმოტვირთავს (gadmoṭvirtavs) (Georgian), დაცლის (daclis) (Georgian), entladen (German), ausladen (German), discaricare (Italian), 降ろす (orosu) (alt: おろす) (Japanese), ដោះចេញ (dɑhcəñ) (Khmer), exonerō (Latin), dēonerō (Latin), descargar (Occitan), ییقمق (yıkmak) (Ottoman Turkish), descarregar (Portuguese), descărca (Romanian), descargar (Romansch), discargar (Romansch), distgargiar (Romansch), scargar (Romansch), разгружа́ть (razgružátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разгрузи́ть (razgruzítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), descargar (Spanish), desfletar (Spanish), estibar (english: unload, load) (Spanish), దించు (diñcu) (Telugu), descargar (Venetan), dỡ (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.': 20 27 3 1 22 1 3 2 2 1 1 17 Disambiguation of 'take off or remove the load from': 19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1993, Tony Martin, Lisa C Towell, The NewWave agent handbook:",
          "text": "When you unload a DLL, the memory and other system resources it is using will become available for use by other applications.",
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        }
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        "To remove (something previously loaded) from memory."
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        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "memory",
          "memory"
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        "(transitive, computing) To remove (something previously loaded) from memory."
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        "transitive"
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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          "_dis1": "2 3 0 14 26 3 5 15 7 20 3 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "confide in someone",
          "word": "toevertrouwen"
        }
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    {
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        "To discharge, pour, or expel."
      ],
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        [
          "discharge",
          "discharge"
        ],
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          "pour",
          "pour"
        ],
        [
          "expel",
          "expel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To discharge, pour, or expel."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to unload unprofitable stocks",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To get rid of or dispose of."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "get rid of",
          "get rid of"
        ],
        [
          "dispose of",
          "dispose of"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To get rid of or dispose of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "2 2 2 12 23 5 3 15 8 22 3 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Danish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 4 9 20 4 4 12 8 17 4 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 3 12 20 8 3 12 9 18 5 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Georgian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 4 4 11 23 4 3 12 8 22 4 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Latin translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 3 11 19 7 4 15 11 14 6 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 3 17 19 6 3 14 8 18 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine."
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          "deceive"
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        [
          "counterfeit",
          "counterfeit"
        ],
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior"
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          "genuine",
          "genuine"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, transitive) To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "offload"
        },
        {
          "word": ";"
        },
        {
          "word": "palm off"
        },
        {
          "word": "pawn off"
        },
        {
          "word": "pass off"
        },
        {
          "word": ";"
        },
        {
          "word": "foist"
        },
        {
          "word": "fob off"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Aviation",
          "orig": "en:Aviation",
          "parents": [
            "Aeronautics",
            "Transport",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 3 11 19 7 4 15 11 14 6 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1999 March 24, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.18.10.2.3 1997 Through 1998—Information and Changes Disseminated by Boeing”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Uncontrolled Descent and Collision with Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994, archived from the original on 2022-06-04, pages 205–206:",
          "text": "Boeing's article stressed prioritizing roll control during recovery from nose-down bank upsets unless the airplane was in a stall condition; if the airplane was stalled, Boeing recommended recovering from the stall before recovering from the upset. The article described the nose-down upset recovery technique as follows: \"Reduce angle of attack. This unloads the wing, allows the airplane to accelerate, which reduces rudder deflection and improves lateral control ability. […]\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To reduce the vertical load factor on (an airplane's wing or other lifting surface), typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated."
      ],
      "id": "en-unload-en-verb-o6obn~PC",
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        [
          "aviation",
          "aviation"
        ],
        [
          "reduce",
          "reduce"
        ],
        [
          "vertical",
          "vertical"
        ],
        [
          "load factor",
          "load factor"
        ],
        [
          "airplane",
          "airplane"
        ],
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ],
        [
          "lift",
          "lift"
        ],
        [
          "pitch",
          "pitch"
        ],
        [
          "downwards",
          "downwards"
        ],
        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ],
        [
          "decrease",
          "decrease"
        ],
        [
          "angle of attack",
          "angle of attack"
        ],
        [
          "generate",
          "generate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, aviation) To reduce the vertical load factor on (an airplane's wing or other lifting surface), typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "aeronautics",
        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 3 13 19 3 3 15 7 24 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 12 23 5 3 15 8 22 3 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Danish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 4 9 20 4 4 12 8 17 4 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 3 12 20 8 3 12 9 18 5 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Georgian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 4 4 11 23 4 3 12 8 22 4 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Latin translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 3 11 19 7 4 15 11 14 6 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 3 17 19 6 3 14 8 18 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To deliver forcefully."
      ],
      "id": "en-unload-en-verb-RqJALF3Y",
      "links": [
        [
          "deliver",
          "deliver"
        ],
        [
          "forcefully",
          "forcefully"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To deliver forcefully."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice."
      ],
      "id": "en-unload-en-verb-EkvjfK9I",
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        [
          "ejaculate",
          "ejaculate"
        ],
        [
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          "within"
        ],
        [
          "orifice",
          "orifice"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, slang) To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice."
      ],
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        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He unloaded his revolver and put the cartridges away to be reloaded later.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "He unloaded his revolver on the home invaders.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "charge",
          "charge"
        ],
        [
          "discharge",
          "discharge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To remove the charge from; to discharge."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ʌnˈləʊd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʌnˈloʊd/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "aflaai"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "shkarkoj"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "discarcu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "raztovarvam",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "разтоварвам"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descarregar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "chy",
      "lang": "Cheyenne",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "-éno'xe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiè",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "卸"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xièxià",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "卸下"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "afsætte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "sætte af"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "malŝarĝi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "purkaa lasti"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "décharger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "discjariâ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "discjamâ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descargar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gadmoṭvirtavs",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "გადმოტვირთავს"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daclis",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "დაცლის"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "entladen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "ausladen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "discaricare"
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      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "alt": "おろす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "orosu",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "降ろす"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "dɑhcəñ",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "ដោះចេញ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "exonerō"
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    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "dēonerō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descargar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yıkmak",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "ییقمق"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descarregar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descărca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descargar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "discargar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "distgargiar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "scargar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razgružátʹ",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "разгружа́ть"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razgruzítʹ",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "разгрузи́ть"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descargar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "desfletar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "es",
      "english": "unload, load",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "estibar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "diñcu",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "దించు"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetan",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descargar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 22 1 2 22 2 3 3 3 1 2 18",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "dỡ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 27 3 1 22 1 3 2 2 1 1 17",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "aflæsse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 27 3 1 22 1 3 2 2 1 1 17",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "losse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 27 3 1 22 1 3 2 2 1 1 17",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "afsætte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 27 3 1 22 1 3 2 2 1 1 17",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "sætte af"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 27 3 1 22 1 3 2 2 1 1 17",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "lossen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 27 3 1 22 1 3 2 2 1 1 17",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "uitladen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 27 3 1 22 1 3 2 2 1 1 17",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "elŝarĝi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 27 3 1 22 1 3 2 2 1 1 17",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
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          "text": "A loader performs the important work of storing goods in the wagons and of unloading the wagons. In each case considerable skill is required to avoid breakage, and, in the case of loading, skill goes far to conserve wagon space.",
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          "text": "Some stations have collection vehicles unload on the floor, using a front loader to push material into the hopper.",
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          "ref": "1984, John Arlott, David Rayvern Allen, Arlott on cricket: his writings on the game:",
          "text": "[…] who bowled with such fury that he needed beer to give him something to sweat out, and who unloaded his emotions in words as hard as his bowling.",
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          "ref": "2023 May 24, Nicholas Nehamas, “Ron DeSantis Joins 2024 Race, Hoping to Topple Trump”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Mr. Trump, who has a mounting list of legal troubles, clearly sees Mr. DeSantis as a political threat and has unloaded on him for months, mocking him as “Ron DeSanctimonious” and slamming his stewardship of Florida.",
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          "text": "When you unload a DLL, the memory and other system resources it is using will become available for use by other applications.",
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        "To get rid of or dispose of."
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          "word": "foist"
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          "ref": "1999 March 24, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.18.10.2.3 1997 Through 1998—Information and Changes Disseminated by Boeing”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Uncontrolled Descent and Collision with Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994, archived from the original on 2022-06-04, pages 205–206:",
          "text": "Boeing's article stressed prioritizing roll control during recovery from nose-down bank upsets unless the airplane was in a stall condition; if the airplane was stalled, Boeing recommended recovering from the stall before recovering from the upset. The article described the nose-down upset recovery technique as follows: \"Reduce angle of attack. This unloads the wing, allows the airplane to accelerate, which reduces rudder deflection and improves lateral control ability. […]\"",
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          "decrease"
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          "angle of attack"
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        "(transitive, aviation) To reduce the vertical load factor on (an airplane's wing or other lifting surface), typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated."
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        "transitive"
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        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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        "To deliver forcefully."
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        "(transitive) To deliver forcefully."
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        "(transitive, slang) To ejaculate, particularly within an orifice."
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          "text": "He unloaded his revolver and put the cartridges away to be reloaded later.",
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          "text": "He unloaded his revolver on the home invaders.",
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        "(transitive) To remove the charge from; to discharge."
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "aflaai"
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      "code": "sq",
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      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "shkarkoj"
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      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "discarcu"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "raztovarvam",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "разтоварвам"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descarregar"
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    {
      "code": "chy",
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      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "-éno'xe"
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      "roman": "xiè",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "卸"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xièxià",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "卸下"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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    },
    {
      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "afsætte"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "sætte af"
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "malŝarĝi"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "purkaa lasti"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "décharger"
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      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "discjariâ"
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      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "discjamâ"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descargar"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gadmoṭvirtavs",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "გადმოტვირთავს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daclis",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "დაცლის"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "entladen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "ausladen"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "discaricare"
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    {
      "alt": "おろす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "orosu",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "降ろす"
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    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "dɑhcəñ",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "ដោះចេញ"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "exonerō"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "dēonerō"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descargar"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yıkmak",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "ییقمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descarregar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descărca"
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    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descargar"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "discargar"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "distgargiar"
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    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "scargar"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "razgružátʹ",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "разгружа́ть"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "разгрузи́ть"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descargar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "desfletar"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "unload, load",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "estibar"
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    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "diñcu",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "దించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetan",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "descargar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "take off or remove the load from",
      "word": "dỡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "aflæsse"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "losse"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "afsætte"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "sætte af"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "lossen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "uitladen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "elŝarĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "descargar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "descărca"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "remove (cargo) from a vehicle, etc.",
      "word": "dì-luchdaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "raztovarvam se",
      "sense": "give vent to or express",
      "word": "разтоварвам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "confide in someone",
      "word": "toevertrouwen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unload"
}

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