v. 25B6; verb
we unloaded the van : UNPACK, empty; archaic unlade.
they unloaded the cases from the lorry : REMOVE, offload, discharge.
the state unloaded its 25 per cent stake : SELL, discard, jettison, offload, get rid of, dispose of; palm something off on someone, foist something on someone, fob something off on someone; informal dump, junk, get shot/shut of.