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offload

or off-load

[ awf-lohd, of- ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to unload.
  2. Digital Technology. to transfer (data) from a computer or other digital device to another digital device:

    Fill the camera's memory card, then offload your photos to your PC.



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Other Word Forms

  • ǴڴlDze noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of offload1

First recorded in 1840–50; off ( def ) + load ( def )
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Example Sentences

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Exeter weren't just outsmarted by Gloucester's tiki-taka offloading game - something that will happen to better teams than them on a sunny day and the hosts' artificial pitch - they were also ground to dust up front.

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With 10 offloads between lock pairing of Fall and Feleu, Mitchell's side will need to target wrapping up the ball as well as the tackler.

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Queues of cars were waiting to offload their rubbish, and the mosque had enrolled the services of teenagers on their Easter break to help with the unloading.

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And, when demand is strong, items made with gold can be lucrative for owners to offload.

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The city’s harbor boasted deep channels that could accommodate bigger ships, as well as acres of vacant land near the docks where containers could be offloaded.

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