"unhang" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unhangs [present, singular, third-person], unhanging [participle, present], unhung [participle, past], unhung [past]
Etymology: un- + hang Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|hang}} un- + hang Head templates: {{en-verb|unhangs|unhanging|unhung}} 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 Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unhang-en-verb-ta7r9kdv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 57 43

Verb

Forms: unhangs [present, singular, third-person], unhanging [participle, present], unhanged [participle, past], unhanged [past]
Etymology: un- + hang Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|hang}} un- + hang Head templates: {{en-verb}} 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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unhang-en-verb-JP-WMfDK

Inflected forms

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