offload
offload Lexical Profile
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• verb
To remove cargo, freight, or passengers from a vehicle, ship, or aircraft.
"The dockworkers worked through the night to offload the shipping containers before the storm arrived."
To rid oneself of something unwanted, burdensome, or unprofitable by passing, selling, or delegating it to someone else.
"The company is trying to offload its underperforming retail division before the end of the fiscal year."
To transfer data or processing tasks from a primary computer system or network to a secondary device to improve performance.
"Modern graphics cards offload complex rendering calculations from the main processor."
• noun
In rugby, a pass of the ball made by a player to a teammate while in the process of being tackled, allowing attacking play to continue.
"The winger scored in the corner thanks to a brilliant one-handed offload from the center."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century in South African English as a direct translation of the Dutch 'afladen' (to unload), formed from 'off' and 'load'.