unhand
pronunciation
How to pronounce unhand in British English: UK [ˌʌnˈhænd]
How to pronounce unhand in American English: US [ˌʌn'hænd]
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- Verb:
- remove the hand from
Word Origin
- unhand (v.)
- c. 1600, "to release from one's grasp," from un- (2) "opposite of" + hand (v.).
Example
- 1. Teal'c , unhand me ! Teal'c !
- 2. Unhand me , metallic ruffian !
- 3. I said unhand me , sir . Now , mitch , we 're in public .