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- verb Present participle of
unload . - noun The act by which something is unloaded.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
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Examples
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TARABAY: At a stroke or two after midnight, they begin unloading their shopping carts at the checkout.
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TARABAY: At a stroke or two after midnight, they begin unloading their shopping carts at the checkout.
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TARABAY: At a stroke or two after midnight, they begin unloading their shopping carts at the checkout.
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TARABAY: At a stroke or two after midnight, they begin unloading their shopping carts at the checkout.
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The crew succeeded in unloading the cargo, setting fire to the plane and escaping before authorities arrived.
you choose this time 2007
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I remember one time, the driver was extra helpful, eagerly assisting me in unloading bundles from the trunk.
Who and When to tip? 2006
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A couple of days ago I took advantage of this, by enlisting her help in unloading the dishwasher.
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Taylor, who locked up defenseman Aaron Miller before the game by agreeing to terms on a new four-year contract, could decide to call it a season and begin unloading veterans like Bryan
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Half a dozen workers materialize from various points of the compass, and begin unloading the chairs and setting them up in the street between the Cathedral plaza and the Zocalo (town square).
Music in the streets 2000
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SP4 Bridges was to assist in unloading the truck with two other soldiers in the motor pool at Camp Faulkner, Da Nang, South Vietnam.
Bridges, Philip W. 1971
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