What is the meaning of unbend?

verb

  • Straighten up or out; make straight.
  • Unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay.
  • Free from flexure.
    • usage: "unbend a bow"
  • Make less taut.
    • usage: "relax the tension on the rope"
  • Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.
    • usage: "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
  • Release from mental strain, tension, or formality.
    • usage: "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
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APAWordNet. (2010). unbend. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/unbend/definitions/1318053
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "unbend" http://smartdefine.org/unbend/definitions/1318053 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, unbend, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/unbend/definitions/1318053>.
MLAWordNet. "unbend" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/unbend/definitions/1318053>
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