unswing

== English == === Etymology === From un- +‎ swing. === Verb === unswing (third-person singular simple present unswings, present participle unswinging, simple past and past participle unswung) (transitive) To reverse the act of swinging. 1887, Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts He watched the crew unswing the boat, get in, and leave the Bessie. 2024, Jim Genzano, Castle and Glass: A Stranger World Adventure He waved his hands helplessly around the hilt of his sword, as if it were surrounded by an invisible shield. He wanted to pull the blade out — to unswing it entirely — but he was afraid to touch it, afraid what would happen if he did.