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Unbend

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Verb

1. straighten, unbend

straighten up or out; make straight

2. unbend

unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay

3. unbend

free from flexure

Example Sentences:
'unbend a bow'

4. relax, unbend

make less taut

Example Sentences:
'relax the tension on the rope'

5. decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

Example Sentences:
'He relaxed in the hot tub'
'Let's all relax after a hard day's work'

6. unbend

release from mental strain, tension, or formality

Example Sentences:
'unbend the mind from absorbing too much information'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Unbend

see synonyms of unbend
verb -bends, -bending or -bent
1. 
to release or be released from the restraints of formality and ceremony
2. informal
to relax (the mind) or (of the mind) to become relaxed
3. 
to become or be made straightened out from an originally bent shape or position
4. (transitive) nautical
a. 
to remove (a sail) from a stay, mast, yard, etc
b. 
to untie (a rope, etc) or cast (a cable) loose

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Unbend

see synonyms of unbend
verb transitiveWord forms: unˈbent or unˈbended, unˈbending
1. 
to release (a bow, etc.) from strain or tension
2. 
to relax (the mind) from strain or effort
3. 
to straighten (something bent or crooked)
4.  Nautical
a. 
to loosen or unfasten (a rope, sail, etc.)
b. 
to untie (a rope)
verb intransitive
5. 
to become straight or less bent
6. 
to become free from constraint, stiffness, or severity; relax and be less formal, more natural, etc.

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Unbend

see synonyms of unbend
v. un·bent (-bĕnt), un·bend·ing, un·bends
v.tr.
1. To release from mental tension, strain, or formality; relax.
2. To release (a bow, for example) from flexure or tension.
3. Nautical To untie or loosen (a rope or sail).
4. To straighten (something crooked or bent): unbend a paper clip.
v.intr.
1. To become less tense; relax.
2. To become less strict.
3. To become straight.

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