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unbending   (TTS Sound)

The verb unbend has 6 senses

• straighten, unbend -- (straighten up or out; make straight)


• unbend -- (unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay)


• unbend -- (free from flexure; "unbend a bow")


• relax, unbend -- (make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope")


• relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down -- (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 -- (release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information")

The adj unbending has 1 sense

• inflexible, rigid, unbending -- (incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate")