What does "unloading" mean?

The act by which something is unloaded.

What is a synonym for "unloading"?

Common synonyms include: alleviation, catharsis, cleaning out, clearance, clearing, clearing.

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
The act by which something is unloaded.
"Traders have been successfully indoctrinated with the necessity of quick unloading - or else seeing their coal hauled away again - [...]"
2
the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc. wordnet

Verb

"It'll take some time to finish unloading the truck."