transitive. To remove a load from; esp. to unload (a ship, vehicle, etc.). Also intransitive: (of a ship, etc.) to be unloaded; to put off cargo…

intransitive. To remove goods, etc., from a vessel or vehicle; to unload cargo or freight. Also transitive (reflexive) in the same sense.

intransitive. Of a vessel or vehicle: to set down goods, passengers, etc.; spec. (of a ship, train, etc.) to discharge cargo or freight.

intransitive (for reflexive). To unload, to discharge its load.