offload
/ˌɑfˈloʊd/ verb C2- To unload. · The driver of the car carrier offloaded the cars at the dealership.
- To get rid of things, work, or problems by passing them on to someone or something else. · He offloaded the defective car onto an unsuspecting buyer.
- To pass the ball.
- To deny a person on a standby list due to lack of space.
- To change a passengers' ticket status from "checked in" to "open", allowing further changes. (This applies regardless of whether the passenger has boarded the aircraft or not).
- To use a complementary network technology to deliver data originally targeted for cellular networks.
He/she/it offloads · Past offloaded · Past participle offloaded · -ing form offloading
Verb forms
- Base form
- offload
- He/she/it
- offloads
- Past
- offloaded
- Past participle
- offloaded
- -ing form
- offloading
Other matches
Learn offload in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.