unloadverb
uk/ʌnˈləʊd/us/ʌnˈloʊd/unload verb (REMOVE)
C1 [ I or T ] to remove the contents of something, especially a load of goods from a vehicle, the bullets from a gun or the film from a camera:
We watched a ship unloading (sacks of flour).
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Emptying
- clear
- drain
- empty
- gut
- hollow
- hollow sth out
- land
- let
- let sth out
- turn
- turn sth out
- unpack
- vacate
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Removing and extracting
unload verb (TELL)
[ I or T ] informal to tell someone about your problems, the things that worry you, etc.:
I've been unloading my worries on poor Ann here.
[ I ] US informal to express strong emotions such as anger freely to another person:
I was so stressed out, I just needed to unload.
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Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- take the wraps off sth idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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Expressing and showing feelings