Unbend has 7 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
straighten up or out; make straight
2
unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
3
free from flexure
"unbend a bow"
4
make less taut
"relax the tension on the rope"
5
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
"He relaxed in the hot tub"
"Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
6
release from mental strain, tension, or formality
"unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
7
To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight
Example Sentences
"unbend a bow"
verb
"relax the tension on the rope"
verb
"He relaxed in the hot tub"
verb
"Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
verb
"unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
verb
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