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
unloading
present participle of unload
unloading (plural unloadings)
The act by which something is unloaded.
Source: Wiktionary
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
19 December 2024
(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
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