different between offload vs offlead

English

Alternative forms

• off-load

Etymology

From off- +? load.

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • (Noun): IPA^(key): /??f.l??d/
  • (Verb): IPA^(key): /??f?l??d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??f?lo?d/, /??flo?d/

Verb

offload (third-person singular simple present offloads, present participle offloading, simple past and past participle offloaded)

1. (transitive) to unload.
2. (transitive) to get rid of things, work, or problems by passing them on to someone or something else.

   He offloaded the defective car onto an unsuspecting buyer.

3. (transitive, rugby) to pass the ball.
4. (transitive, aviation, travel) to deny a person on a standby list due to lack of space.
5. (transitive, aviation, travel) to change a passengers' ticket status from "checked in" to "open", allowing further changes. (This applies regardless of whether the passenger has boarded the aircraft or not).

Translations

Noun

offload (plural offloads)

1. The act of offloading something, or diverting it elsewhere.
   • 2013, Bertrand Dufrasne, Bruno Anderson Barbosa, Peter Cronauer, IBM System Storage DS8870 Architecture and Implementation

     For environments that do not allow FTP traffic out to the Internet, the DS8870 also supports offload of data by using SSL security.

2. (rugby) The act of passing the ball to a team mate when tackled.

English

Etymology

From off- +? lead.

Verb

offlead (third-person singular simple present offleads, present participle offleading, simple past and past participle offled)

1. (transitive) To lead off or away.
   • 1970, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Preprints - Offshore Technology Conference:

     In Jan., 1963, the m/v Diversity, inbound from a drill rig after attempting to offlead drill mud, capsized in heavy weather.

   • 1989, Billboard - Dec 28, 1989:

     Sevenoaks adds: "In just one month, we've been approached by 50 dealers anxious to offlead their prerecorded videocassettes," […]

Anagrams

• lead off, lead-off, leadoff