UNHANG

Etymology

Verb

unhang (third-person singular simple present unhangs, present participle unhanging, simple past and past participle unhung)

(transitive) To take down something (such as a picture) from a hanging position

Verb

unhang (third-person singular simple present unhangs, present participle unhanging, simple past and past participle unhanged)

(transitive) Hypothetically, to undo the execution of (a person) by hanging.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*hang", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hang.]

1. To divest or strip of hangings; to remove the hangings, as a room.

2. To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which supports it; as, to unhang a gate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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