Unbend - What does it mean?
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To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen.
To remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax.
* Shakespeare
To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.
To cast loose or untie, as a rope.
To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.
*1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter VI
*:He spent the afternoon shaping a swagger-stick from the branch of jarrah and talking with Miss La Rue, who had sufficiently unbent toward him to notice his existence.
unbend
English
Verb
- to unbend a bow
- to unbend the mind from study or care
- You do unbend your noble strength.