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off-load

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verb

  1. (tr) to get rid of (something unpleasant or burdensome), as by delegation to another

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After all, little free libraries are worldwide and a great way to off-load and, if you’re lucky, pick one up too.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

When the river gets too low, it becomes difficult for vehicles to load and off-load from the Dorena-Hickman Ferry at both landings, the Kentucky Transportation Department said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022

You won’t be able to use it to play PS5 titles, but you can off-load them onto a hard drive like this one.

From The Verge • Jul. 29, 2022

“There’s this idea that we can off-load some of our cognitive processes on these systems,” says Lauren Rhue, an information systems scientist at the University of Maryland, who has studied racial bias in emotion AI.

From Scientific American • Dec. 20, 2021

Please tell these loafers to off-load the mules and set camp.

From Through stained glass by Chamberlain, George Agnew

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