Unhand
/ʌnˈhænd/ verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 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."
- 2 remove the hand from wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples""Unhand me, woman," said Peter, but she immediately took his arm again."
Etymology
From un- + hand.