verb
- to remove a load or cargo from a vehicle, ship, or container
- to transfer responsibility, work, or problems to someone else
- to get rid of something unwanted
Examples
- The workers began to offload the cargo from the ship.
- Trucks offload their deliveries at the warehouse dock.
- She tried to offload her extra work onto her assistant.
- The manager offloaded the difficult project to another department.
- He decided to offload his old computer equipment.
- The company is looking to offload some of its unprofitable divisions.
- They offloaded the boxes quickly before the rain started.