offlead

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 December 28, Billboard:

     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