offload
Shed the cargo
To offload is to transfer a burden or load elsewhere.
Trucks offload cargo at warehouses.
Workers offload tasks to subordinates: I offloaded the paperwork to my assistant.
In computing, processing may be offloaded to specialized hardware.
The word carries a slight sense of relief—you're getting rid of something you'd rather not carry: He offloaded his old furniture before the move.
Transfer for payment
- liquidateConvert assets to currency
- dumpWaste disposal site
- shedCast off naturally
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
dispose · divestiture · clear-out · discard · ditch · fire-sale · surplus · excess
Make less heavy
- easeLack of strain
- alleviateLessen pain or trouble
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
respite · decompress · release · de-stress · liberate · lift · remove · shed
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
container · pallet · forklift · trucking · port · crane · discharge · delivery
Give as responsibility
- entrustCommit to another's care
- outsourceProcure services externally
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- handoffDirect physical exchange
deputize · transfer · subcontract · allocate · distribute · commission · authorize · task
Transfer data outward
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- transferMove between locations
- dataFacts for analysis
- processingSystematic operation on data
GPU · server · cloud · memory · bandwidth · storage · compute · processor
Measure of heaviness
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- pressureForce upon contact
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- responsibilityState of being answerable
strain · obligation · anxiety · encumbrance · onus · hardship · exhaustion · fatigue
sell
Transfer for payment
jettison · dispose · divestiture · clear-out · discard · ditch · fire-sale · surplus · excess · stock
lighten
Make less heavy
unburdening · respite · decompress · release · de-stress · liberate · lift · remove · shed · clear
cargo
Transported goods
dock · container · pallet · forklift · trucking · port · crane · discharge · delivery · supply-chain
assign
Give as responsibility
- entrustCommit to another's care
- outsourceProcure services externally
- delegateEntrust authority to another
handoff · deputize · transfer · subcontract · allocate · distribute · commission · authorize · task · reassign
upload
Transfer data outward
processing · GPU · server · cloud · memory · bandwidth · storage · compute · processor · hardware
weight
Measure of heaviness
responsibility · strain · obligation · anxiety · encumbrance · onus · hardship · exhaustion · fatigue · yoke
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- rugbyscrum, try, rugby, Rugby World Cup, rugby union
- Crab Fishingcrab pot, crab trap, crab boat, king crab, snow crab
- divestliquidate, shed, strip, carve out, deaccession
- sellofffire sale, liquidation, closeout, distress sale, forced sale
- Rugby Leaguetry, tackle, scrum, halfback, fullback