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unloader Definition


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unload
verb
    tr & intr
    1. To remove (a load or cargo) from (a vehicle, ship, etc).
      Thesaurus: dump, empty, unpack, unburden, relieve, discharge, void, disgorge; Antonym: fill.
    tr & intr
    2. To discharge (cargo, freight, etc).
    3. To free or relieve someone or something of a load or burden.
    4. To relieve (oneself or one's mind) of troubles or anxieties by telling them to another; to get rid of (troubles) in this way.
    5. To remove the charge of ammunition from (a gun) without firing it.
    6. To dispose or get rid of (something undesirable).
Derivative: unloader
noun
    Etymology: 16c.



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