unbend
[ uhn-bend ]
/ ʌnˈbɛnd /
verb (used with object), un·bent or (Archaic) un·bend·ed, un·bend·ing.
to straighten from a bent form or position.
to release from the strain of formality, intense effort, etc.; relax: to unbend one's mind.
to release from tension, as a bow.
Nautical.
- to loose or untie, as a sail or rope.
- to unfasten from spars or stays, as sails.
verb (used without object), un·bent or (Archaic) un·bend·ed, un·bend·ing.
to relax the strictness of formality or ceremony; act in an easy, genial manner: Imagine him unbending!
to become unbent; straighten.
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British Dictionary definitions for unbend
unbend
/ (ʌnˈbɛnd) /
verb -bends, -bending or -bent
to release or be released from the restraints of formality and ceremony
informal
to relax (the mind) or (of the mind) to become relaxed
to become or be made straightened out from an originally bent shape or position
(tr) nautical
- to remove (a sail) from a stay, mast, yard, etc
- to untie (a rope, etc) or cast (a cable) loose