unhand

verb
/ʌnˈhænd/UK

Etymology

From un- + hand.

  1. inherited from *handuz
  2. inherited from *handu
  3. inherited from hand
  4. inherited from hond
  5. prefixed as unhand — “un + hand

Definitions

  1. To release from the hand

    To release from the hand; to let go.

    • He holds him with his skinny hand, "There was a ship," quoth he. "Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!" Eftsoons his hand dropt he.
    • “Unhand' the lady!” said Vernon, in a severe tone, as, at the same time, he draw from his pocket a pistol. “Unhand her!” and he approached the lawyer
    • As he dried the last toe, she said, “Thank you. You may now unhand my feet”

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unhand. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA