"offload" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɒf.ləʊd/ [UK], /ˌɑfˈloʊd/ [US] Forms: offload [canonical], offloads [third-person, singular], offloaded [past], offloaded [past, participle], offloading [present, participle]
Etymology: off- + load Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|off|load}} off- + load Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you offload something, you unload it.
    Sense id: simple-offload-en-verb-PBaqcaOr
  2. If you offload something, you get rid of things or problems by passing them to someone or something else.
    Sense id: simple-offload-en-verb-NygbGAIL
  3. If someone is offloaded from an aircraft, they are denied boarding due to the lack of space.
    Sense id: simple-offload-en-verb-fQZIsFed Categories (other): Aviation
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with off-
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