off-load

verb

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

Example Sentences

French frustration grew with an Annaelle Deshayes knock-on from a metre out but they finally punched in a second try from Marine Menager after a lovely off-load back inside by Bourdon Sansus.

From BBC

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh recently told foreign reporters that the PA would not return to Gaza "on the back of an Israeli tank", throwing serious doubt on speculation that Israel will seek to off-load responsibility for the day-to-day running of the enclave onto its previous masters.

From Reuters

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh recently told foreign reporters that the PA would not return to Gaza "on the back of an Israeli tank", throwing serious doubt on speculation that Israel will seek to off-load responsibility for the day-to-day running of the enclave onto its previous masters.

From Reuters

That chair lift, the complaint said, was more than 50 years old and particularly dangerous because of an elevated off-load and down-load ramp tower structure.

From Seattle Times

Proponents of the bridge say it will enable cargo ships from the Suez Canal to off-load their goods onto trains in Sicily, which would then whisk them to the north, cutting back on the need for costly voyages across the Mediterranean Sea.

From Reuters

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