English to English
verb
- straighten up or out; make straight
source: WordNet 3.0
- unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
source: WordNet 3.0
- free from flexure
Unbend a bow.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make less taut
Relax the tension on the rope.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- release from mental strain, tension, or formality
Unbend the mind from absorbing too much information.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
source: Webster 1913
- To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
source: Webster 1913
