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unhanded

unhanded is the simple past and past participle of unhand.

Meaning of unhand

Verb

unhand (third-person singular simple present unhands, present participle unhanding, simple past and past participle unhanded)

  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.1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, part 1, lines 9-12

Questions about unhanded

What is unhanded the simple past and past participle of?
Unhanded is the simple past and past participle of unhand.

Words near unhanded in the dictionary

  1. unhand
  2. unhandcuff
  3. unhandcuffed
  4. unhandcuffing
  5. unhandcuffs
  6. unhanded
  7. unhandicapped
  8. unhandier
  9. unhandiest
  10. unhandily
  11. unhandiness

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