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UNLOADED
unloaded
(adjective) (of weapons) not charged with ammunition; “many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
unloaded
simple past tense and past participle of unload
Etymology 2
Adjective
unloaded (not comparable)
Not loaded.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
UNLOAD
Un*load", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + load.]
1. To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast.
2. Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.
3. To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to unload the cargo of a vessel.
4. To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun.
5. To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of. [Brokers' Cant, U. S.]
Un*load", v. i.
Definition: To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
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