verb
- Straighten up or out; make straight.
- synonyms: straighten
- 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"
- synonyms: relax
- 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"
- synonyms: relax, loosen up, unwind, decompress, slow down
- Release from mental strain, tension, or formality.
- usage: "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
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