'Unbend' definitions:
Definition of 'unbend'
(from WordNet)
verb
verb
Unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
verb
verb
Make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope" [syn: relax, unbend]
verb
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" [syn: relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down] [ant: tense, tense up]
verb
Release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
Definition of 'Unbend'
From: GCIDE
- Unbend \Un*bend"\, v. i.
- 1. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Unbend'
From: GCIDE
- Unbend \Un*bend"\ ([u^]n*b[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbent ([u^]n*b[e^]nt"); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbending.] [1st pref. un- + bend.]
- 1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- You do unbend your noble strength. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Naut.) (a) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use. (b) To cast loose or untie, as a rope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'unbend'
From: 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,
- 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