Found 3 items, similar to Unbend.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: unbend
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: unbend
unbend
v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn:
straighten]
[ant:
bend]
2: unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
3: free from flexure;
“unbend a bow” [ant:
flex]
4: make less tight;
“relax the tension on the rope” [syn:
relax]
5: 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,
unwind,
decompress,
slow down
] [ant:
tense]
6: release from mental strain, tension, or formality;
“unbend
the mind from absorbing too much information”
[also:
unbent]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Unbend
Unbend
\Un*bend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Unbent; 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.
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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.
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You do unbend your noble strength. --Shak.
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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.
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Unbend
\Un*bend"\, v. i.
1. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
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2. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like;
hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.
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