Associations to the word «Unbend»

Wiktionary

UNBEND, verb. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen.
UNBEND, verb. To remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax.
UNBEND, verb. To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.
UNBEND, verb. To cast loose or untie, as a rope.
UNBEND, verb. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
UNBEND, verb. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.

Dictionary definition

UNBEND, verb. Straighten up or out; make straight.
UNBEND, verb. Unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay.
UNBEND, verb. Free from flexure; "unbend a bow".
UNBEND, verb. Make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope".
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".
UNBEND, verb. Release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King