offloaded

Got rid of

Offloaded is the past tense of offload, meaning to transfer a burden, cargo, or responsibility elsewhere.

Trucks offload goods at warehouses.

You might offload unwanted furniture at a donation center.

The word often implies getting rid of something inconvenient: She offloaded the tedious paperwork onto her assistant.

In computing, tasks are offloaded to secondary processors.

delegation

delegated

Assigned to a subordinate

deputized · distributed · reassigned · entrusted · devolved · subcontracted · allocated · coordinated · supervised · managed

burden

unburdened

Freed from a load

ditched · dumped · rid · freed · released · unloaded · divested · relinquished · shifted · dispersed

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

pallets · containers · crates · goods · merchandise · packages · dockside · forklift · warehouse · inventory

relief

unburdening

Relieving oneself of weight

ease · respite · decompression · freedom · liberation

transfer

migrated

Moved to another place

copied · moved · transmitted · synced · dumped · archived · stored · cloud · server · memory

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possession/retention

offloadedretained

Continued to hold

kept · held onto · acquired · accumulated · hoarded

loading/unloading

offloadedloaded

Weighted or wealthy

loaded up · laden · packed · stowed · took on

burden/responsibility transfer

offloadedloaded

Weighted or wealthy

took on · assumed · shouldered · picked up · accepted

Family

offload, offloading, offloads

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G