UNBEND (unbent)
Dictionary entry overview: What does unbend mean?
• UNBEND (verb)
The verb UNBEND has 6 senses:
1. straighten up or out; make straight
2. unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
3. free from flexure
4. make less tight
5. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
6. release from mental strain, tension, or formality
Familiarity information: UNBEND used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• UNBEND (verb)
Meaning:
Straighten up or out; make straight
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
straighten; unbend
Hypernyms (to "unbend" is one way to...):
change posture (undergo a change in bodily posture)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "unbend" is one way to...):
unfasten (cause to become undone)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Free from flexure
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
unbend a bow
Hypernyms (to "unbend" is one way to...):
straighten; straighten out (make straight)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
bend (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form)
Meaning:
Make less tight
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
relax; unbend
Context example:
relax the tension on the rope
Hypernyms (to "unbend" is one way to...):
loose; loosen (make loose or looser)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "unbend"):
unbrace (remove from tension)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
relax; unwind; decompress; loosen up; slow down; unbend
Context examples:
He relaxed in the hot tub / Let's all relax after a hard day's work
Hypernyms (to "unbend" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "unbend"):
vege out; vegetate (engage in passive relaxation)
sit back; take it easy (settle into a comfortable sitting position)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue unbend
Meaning:
Release from mental strain, tension, or formality
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
unbend the mind from absorbing too much information
Hypernyms (to "unbend" is one way to...):
loosen up; make relaxed; relax; unlax; unstrain; unwind (cause to feel relaxed)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
