unhand
(verb) remove the hand from
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unhand (third-person singular simple present unhands, present participle unhanding, simple past and past participle unhanded)
To release from the hand; to let go.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*hand", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hand.]
Definition: To loose from the hand; to let go. Hold off! unhand me, gray beard loon! Eftsoons his hand dropped he. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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