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   offload

   /ˌɒfˈləʊd/

   verb

   • 1. unload (a cargo): "a delivery could be offloaded immediately on arrival" Similar unloaddumpjettisondischargeunshipdepositempty (out)tip (out)dropget rid ofarchaic:unladerare:disburden
   • ▪ rid oneself of (something) by selling or passing it on to someone else: "a dealer offloaded 5,000 of these shares on a client" Similar dispose ofdumpjettisonget rid oftransfershiftpalm offfoistfob off
   • ▪ relieve oneself of (a problem or worry) by talking to someone else: "it would be nice to have been able to offload your worries on to someone"
   • ▪ move (data or a task) from one processor to another in order to free the first processor for other tasks: "a system designed to offload the text on to a host computer"

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOFFLOAD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OFFLOAD definition: 1. to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it to someone else: 2. to get rid of…. Learn more.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › offloadOFFLOAD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Offload definition: to unload.. See examples of OFFLOAD used in a sentence.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoffload verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of offload verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOFFLOAD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you offload something that you do not want, you get rid of it by giving it or selling it to someone else.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOFFLOAD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it to someone else: I managed to offload some of our old furniture onto a friend who just bought a house. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Removing and getting rid of things. abandonment. banish. be scattered to the four winds idiom. bin. cast someone/something aside/away/off. erase

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › off-loadOff-load Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Examples of off-load in a Sentence. the warehouse needs to hire more people to load and off-load the trucks. Recent Examples on the Web And some people do, because there are sellers out there who want to off-load their homes, which is why there were more listings this year than last year.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › offloadOffload - definition of offload by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To unload (a vehicle or container). 2. Computers To transfer (data) to a peripheral device. 3. Informal To get rid of and pass on to another: "U.S. farmers and ranchers were forced to look to foreign customers to offload their surpluses" (Paul Roberts). v.intr. To unload a vehicle or container.