Associations to the word «Unbend»
Noun
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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.