unhand
Remove your grip
To unhand someone is to release your grip on them: Unhand me, you brute!
The word is archaic and now appears almost exclusively in melodramatic or humorous contexts, evoking old adventure stories and damsel-in-distress scenes.
command
To let go
- let goCease holding something
- dropFall or release
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- freeWithout payment or restriction
archaic
Wicked story antagonist
- knaveDishonest, unprincipled person
- scoundrelDishonest, unscrupulous person
- damselOld-fashioned maiden
- melodramaSensational, emotionally overwrought drama
chivalry · swashbuckler · theatrical · Victorian · damsel in distress · rogues · dastardly · period drama
release
To let go
- let goCease holding something
- dropFall or release
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
villain
Wicked story antagonist
- knaveDishonest, unprincipled person
- scoundrelDishonest, unscrupulous person
- damselOld-fashioned maiden
melodrama · chivalry · swashbuckler · theatrical · Victorian · damsel in distress · rogues · dastardly · period drama · bodice-ripper
release
To let go
deliver · extricate · unshackle · unfetter · rescue · emancipate · redeem · unbind · unchain · spare
- unfasteningunfasten, detach, disconnect, unbuckle, unbutton