offload

/ɔfˈloʊd/
verb
  1. To unload or remove a load or cargo from a vehicle, ship, or container.
    • The workers offloaded the boxes from the truck.
    • He offloaded the groceries from the car.
    • We need to offload the cargo before the ship leaves.
  2. To get rid of something unwanted or burdensome, such as a task, responsibility, or possession.
    • She offloaded her old furniture to a charity shop.
    • He offloaded his stress by talking to a friend.
    • The manager offloaded the difficult project onto a new employee.
  3. To transfer data or processing tasks from one system to another, especially to reduce load.
    • You can offload photos to an external drive to free up space.
    • The network offloads traffic to a backup server during peak hours.
    • The app offloads heavy calculations to the cloud server.
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