unhang

A worker unhangs a painting from the museum wall.

Definition

Verb (transitive): To remove something that is hanging; to take down from a hanging position.

Usage Examples

• (To take down a hanging object.)
• (To remove a garment from a hook or hanger.)
• (To detach a suspended fixture.)

Advanced Usage

• "to unhang a door": To remove a door from its hinges.

  • We had to unhang the old door to replace the hinges. (To take a door off its hinges.)

• "to unhang a picture": To take a painting or photograph off the wall.

  • He carefully unhung the portrait to avoid damaging the frame. (To remove a wall-mounted picture.)

Variants and Related Words

• Unhung (adj): Not hanging; removed from a hanging position.

  • The painting remains unhung after the renovation. (The painting is not yet placed on the wall.)

• Rehang (v): To hang something again.

  • After cleaning, she rehung the mirror. (She hung the mirror again.)

Synonyms

• Take down: To remove from a hanging position.
• Detach: To separate something from its support.
• Remove: To take something away from where it is placed.

Antonyms

• Hang: To suspend something from a support.
• Suspend: To attach something so that it hangs freely.

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms exist for "unhang"; the word is primarily literal and technical.)