Many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to unload a truck; to unload a cart. ,to unload passengers. ,He unloaded his responsibilities. From Dictionary.com.
SKILLING: The term unloaded I think is a little bit of a pejorative. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 26, 2002] Reference
He has, in short, 'unloaded' the meaning of generally to suit his argument. From Wordnik.com. [On complaining about the tide coming in] Reference
When we reached Kiefeheide, we were unloaded from the trains. From Wordnik.com. ["The Heydekrug Run"] Reference
You can even have Lunar Rover unloaded from a cargo spacecraft, and hit the back country in good comfort. From Wordnik.com. [Travel Distant Worlds!] Reference
Strange black packages are unloaded from the bus and delivered into private cars in the middle of nowhere. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: August 20, 2006 - August 26, 2006 Archives] Reference
The federal government allowed the bodies of troops to be unloaded from a commercial flight with a forklift. From Wordnik.com. [Sunday Reading] Reference
Read the book carefully and, at the same time, carry out the instructions while the camera is unloaded, that is, without the film. From Wordnik.com. [On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls] Reference
Then they kind of unloaded a few more tear gas canisters and it just came up on us. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2009] Reference
Or does the law in question not specify or define what "unloaded" means, and whether the weapon must be unloaded or not. From Wordnik.com. [On Open-Carry And Police] Reference
If he "unloaded" rapidly and openly, he would break down the market. From Wordnik.com. [What Can She Do?] Reference
These atoms later became 'unloaded' into the gaps that had been created and therefore repaired the material. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
Have you "unloaded" your house and your car and everything else instead of using up resources and energy publishing books?. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
Still, what was Rudy thinking when he unloaded last week?. From Wordnik.com. [Sex And The City] Reference
Eurotunnel staff unloaded the front cars and not the back. From Wordnik.com. [Eurotunnel Train Passengers Forgotten On U.K. - France Trip] Reference
The critics had unloaded on him, and then they didn't let up. From Wordnik.com. [TALKING THE TALK] Reference
To reinforce the point, they unloaded their AKs into the air. From Wordnik.com. [Iraq's New Guns for Hire] Reference
They unloaded just as PC sales and stock prices were weakening. From Wordnik.com. [The Pc Boom--And Now Bust?] Reference
Then, just to make sure, the warplane unloaded another 500-pounder. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Terrorist] Reference
Earlier in 2001, Enron's brass had feverishly unloaded company stock. From Wordnik.com. [Lights Out: Enron's Failed Power Play] Reference
The Johnston unloaded all ten of its "fish" and turned and ran for it. From Wordnik.com. [Dead In the Water] Reference
Big chunks of information are unloaded on you long before you need them. From Wordnik.com. [Six Antidotes For Old Age] Reference
We unloaded much of the merchandise on a prominent Portsmouth dentist, who paid us in cash. From Wordnik.com. [Makes Me Wanna Holler] Reference
At the shoreline, the team spread out and unloaded its haversacks in about a foot of water. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Warriors] Reference
The B-52 has unloaded more bombs on the Iraqi forces than any warplane in the allied arsenal. From Wordnik.com. [War's New Science] Reference
But hooking up with Dresser opened Halliburton up to huge asbestos problems that Dresser thought it had unloaded in 1992. From Wordnik.com. [Sticky Business] Reference
He managed to get out to a larger ship, where he and others unloaded the casualties — and then decided to head back to the beach. From Wordnik.com. [Relics From 'The Great Crusade'] Reference
As soon as a plane touched down on a crammed West Berlin airfield, it was furiously unloaded and sent back aloft within 30 minutes. From Wordnik.com. ['Like Music To Our Ears'] Reference
"Can you give me a pen?" begs a barefoot, shirtless 8-year-old boy, before an old watchman with an unloaded carbine chases him away. From Wordnik.com. [Requiem For A Revolution] Reference
But now King Salim Khalfani, the executive director of the NAACP's Virginia State Conference, has unloaded on Virginia's senior senator. From Wordnik.com. [Virginia NAACP head slams Webb for affirmative action column] Reference
Other device makers will just be fighting for survival: Motorola, the nation's top handset company, unloaded both its CEO and CTO recently. From Wordnik.com. [Gearing Up in Las Vegas] Reference
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