Unbend
Definition of Unbend
Un`bend´ Pronunciation: ŭn`bĕnd´ | v. t. | 1. | To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow. | | 2. | A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care. | | 3. | (Naut.) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use. | | v. i. | 1. | To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed. | | 2. | To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement. |
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abate, bate, bend, disentangle, ease, ease off, ease up, extend, flatten, give, give way, let down, let up, let up on, loose, loosen, loosen up, mitigate, put straight, rectify, relax, relent, remit, set straight, sit up, slack, slack off, slack up, slacken, slake, slow down, smooth, stand up, straighten, straighten out, straighten up, submit, unbrace, uncurl, unkink, unlax, unsnarl, unstrain, unstring, unwind, yield
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