UNLOADING

unloading

(noun) the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

unloading

present participle of unload

Noun

unloading (plural unloadings)

The act by which something is unloaded.

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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