unbend
verb
1 unbend
Straighten up or out; make straight.
synonym: straighten.
Roget 246: be straight etc. adj.; have no turning; not incline to either side, not bend to either side, not turn to either side, not deviate to either side; go straight; steer for etc. (directions) 278. render straight, ... show more
2 unbend
Unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay.
3 unbend
Free from flexure.
4 unbend
Make less taut.
synonym: relax.
Roget 687: repose; rest, rest and be thankful; take a rest, take one's ease, take it easy. relax, unbend, slacken; take breath etc. (refresh) 689; rest upon one's oars; ... show more
5 unbend
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.
synonyms: decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unwind.
Dutch: ontspannen, relaxen
6 unbend
Release from mental strain, tension, or formality.
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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