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unhang

unhang verb: to take down something (such as a picture) from a hanging position.

Verb (1)

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

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

Verb (2)

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

  1. (transitive) Hypothetically, to undo the execution of (a person) by hanging.
    • There is a clear line of distinction in this matter. An equity judge could not unhang a man who had been wrongfully hanged; but he could set aside a precedent which was manifestly contrary to law and justice.1839, The Christian Observer, volume 38, page 585
    • But, having hung him, you cannot unhang him. With all your liability to err, you dare to take a step, which, if wrong at all, is infinitely so, because irretrievable.1844, The Western Law Journal, volume 2, page 272

Forms of unhang

third-person singular presentunhangs
present participleunhanging
past participleunhung
pastunhung
past participleunhanged
pastunhanged

Origin of unhang

From un- + hang.

Questions about unhang

What does unhang mean?
Unhang means to take down something (such as a picture) from a hanging position.
What part of speech is unhang?
Unhang is a verb.
What is the past tense of unhang?
The past tense of unhang is unhung.

Words near unhang in the dictionary

  1. unhandsomely
  2. unhandsomeness
  3. unhandsomer
  4. unhandsomest
  5. unhandy
  6. unhang
  7. unhangable
  8. unhanged
  9. unhanging
  10. unhangs
  11. unhap

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