unload

To take goods or other things out of a vehicle or container.

• Help me unload the car.
• They unloaded the ship at the dock.
• Have the workers finished unloading the truck?

Similar words: empty, unpack

Opposites: load

Common phrases: unload a truck, unload a ship, unload the car, unload the cargo

To express strong feelings or tell someone your worries so that you feel better.

• He needed to unload his worries.
• She unloaded her frustration on a patient friend.
• Please don't unload your anger on the children.

How to use it: unload on someone (She called her sister to unload on her.); unload something on someone (He unloaded all his worries on me.)

Similar words: vent, express, unburden oneself

Common phrases: unload on someone, unload your worries, unload your anger

To remove the bullets or other ammunition from a gun.

• Please unload the gun.
• He unloaded his rifle before putting it away.
• Is it safe to unload this pistol here?

Opposites: load

Common phrases: unload a gun, unload a rifle, unload the pistol