offload

offload
offload [ôf′lōd′]
vt., vi.
OFF1 + LOAD, prob. orig. transl. of Afrik aflaai < Du afladen
UNLOAD (vt. 1a, 2b, 4, vi. )

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off·load or off-load (ôfʹlōd', ŏfʹ-) v. off·load·ed, off·load·ing, off·loads v. tr.
1. To unload (a vehicle or container).
2. Computer Science. To transfer (data) to a peripheral device.
3. 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).
v. intr.
To unload a vehicle or container.

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