Definition of unbend

verb (v)

• straighten up or out; make straight (verb.motion)

  Synonym: straighten
  Antonym: bend, flex
  

  source: wordnet30
• unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay (verb.contact)

  source: wordnet30
• free from flexure (verb.contact)

  Antonym: bend, deform, flex, turn, twist
  

  Example:
  Unbend a bow.
  

  source: wordnet30
• make less taut (verb.change)

  Synonym: relax
  

  source: wordnet30
• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (verb.body)

  Synonym: decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unwind
  Antonym: tense, tense up
  

  source: wordnet30
• release from mental strain, tension, or formality (verb.body)

  Example:
  Unbend the mind from absorbing too much information.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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