unhand

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: un=hand

CIDE DICTIONARY

unhand, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hand.].

 To loose from the hand; to let go.  [1913 Webster]
"Hold off! unhand me, gray beard loon!
Eftsoons his hand dropped he."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

unhand, v.tr. rhet. or joc.
1 take one's hands off (a person).
2 release from one's grasp.

THESAURUS

unhand

cast loose, demobilize, discharge, dismiss, go bail for, grant bail to, leave go, let go, let go free, let loose, let loose of, let off, let out, parole, put on parole, release, unclasp, unclutch

ROGET THESAURUS

unhand

Liberation

VB liberate, free, set free, set clear, set at liberty, render free, emancipate, release, enfranchise, affranchise, manumit, enlarge, disband, discharge, disenthrall, disenthral, dismiss, let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip, cast adrift, turn adrift, deliver, absolve, unfetter &c, untie, loose, loosen, relax, unbolt, unbar, unclose, uncork, unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain, unharness, unleash, disengage, disentangle, clear, extricate, unloose, gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty, get rid of, get clear of, deliver oneself from, shake off the yoke, slip the collar, break loose, break prison, tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels, escape.