UNBENT

straight, unbent, unbowed

(adjective) erect in posture; “sit straight”; “stood defiantly with unbowed back”

unbent

(adjective) not bent; “looking for an unbent nail”; “trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber”

UNBEND

unbend

(verb) release from mental strain, tension, or formality; “unbend the mind from absorbing too much information”

relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down

(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”

relax, unbend

(verb) make less taut; “relax the tension on the rope”

unbend

(verb) free from flexure; “unbend a bow”

unbend

(verb) unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay

straighten, unbend

(verb) straighten up or out; make straight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

unbent

simple past tense and past participle of unbend

Adjective

unbent (comparative more unbent, superlative most unbent)

Not bent

Erect, upright, or straight

Anagrams

• Bunten, bunnet

Source: Wiktionary


UNBEND

Un*bend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbent; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbending.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + bend.]

1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.

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. You do unbend your noble strength. Shak.

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.

Un*bend", v. i.

1. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.

2. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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