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Definition of "offload" []
- To unload (a vehicle or container). (verb-transitive)
- Computer Science To transfer (data) to a peripheral device. (verb-transitive)
- Slang To get rid of and pass on to another: "He does come close to offloading some of the blame for the launch on . . . the dear old media” ( Meg Greenfield). (verb-transitive)
- To unload a vehicle or container. (verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Use "offload" in a sentence
- "I didn't mean to use the word offload, hope I didn't, but the non-core assets I'm referring to are the Parkinson's program, the GERD program, and ProQuin, and as you might imagine those are very different."
- "A prominent feature of rugby league that has come to rugby union, the offload is the art of passing the ball while being tackled."
- "The offload is a long slow process and involves many variables that your Marines will have no control over, so please be patient."
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