unload
Remove the cargo
Unload means to remove a load or cargo from something—a truck, a ship, a dishwasher.
The word extends naturally to getting rid of burdens more generally: you can unload unwanted stock, unload responsibilities onto someone else, or unload your troubles by talking about them.
She unloaded all her complaints on me.
In firearms, to unload is to remove ammunition.
The word often carries a sense of relief or urgency—when you unload something, you're typically glad to be free of it.
Opening for airflow
- confessAcknowledge wrongdoing openly
- expressState or fast train
- sharePortion given out
- outpourSudden copious flow
dump · spill · unburden · release · talk out · cry · rage · complain
Oppressive weight or duty
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- pressureForce upon contact
- responsibilityState of being answerable
worry · anxiety · obligation · baggage · tension · strain · lighten · ease
Dispose of assets quickly
- dumpWaste disposal site
- liquidateConvert assets to currency
- disposeArrange or settle
- get rid ofEliminate or discard
shed · jettison · surplus · inventory · stock · assets · holdings · securities
Transported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- freightGoods being transported
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
warehouse · forklift · pallet · container · crate · haul · transport · manifest
vent
Opening for airflow
outpour · dump · spill · unburden · release · talk out · cry · rage · complain · gripe
burden
Oppressive weight or duty
responsibility · worry · anxiety · obligation · baggage · tension · strain · lighten · ease · shed
sell off
Dispose of assets quickly
get rid of · shed · jettison · surplus · inventory · stock · assets · holdings · securities · shares
cargo
Transported goods
dock · warehouse · forklift · pallet · container · crate · haul · transport · manifest · semi
ammunition
Weapon projectiles and charges
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- bulletFired metal projectile
magazine · chamber · round · shell · safety · clip · revolver · pistol · rifle · shotgun
luggage
Traveler's packed containers
groceries · car · bags · belongings · contents · supplies · equipment · gear · shopping · moving
- lightenbrighten, bleach, fade, whiten, illuminate
- river commerceriverboat, barge, steamboat, flatboat, keelboat
- laundrywashing machine, wash, dryer, clothes dryer, fold
- emotional releasecry, venting, crying, sob, sobbing
- getting rid ofdisposal, dump, shed, jettison, discard
- U-wordsugly, ultimate, ultra, umbrella, unable
- unloading dishwasherEmptying kitchen cleaning appliance
- unloading bayArea for removing freight
- unloading areaZone for removing cargo