Off-load


[awf-lohd, of-] /ˈɔfˌloʊd, ˈɒf-/

verb (used with or without object)
1.
to unload.
2.
to transfer (data) from a computer or other digital device to another digital device:
Fill the camera’s memory card, then offload your photos to your PC.
verb
1.
(transitive) to get rid of (something unpleasant or burdensome), as by delegation to another
v.

“unload,” 1850, from off (adv.) + load (v.). Originally S.African, on model of Dutch afladen.

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