unbend

verb

1. straighten up or out; make straight

Similar word(s): straighten

Definition categories: motion

2. unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay

Definition categories: contact, unfasten

3. free from flexure

- unbend a bow

Definition categories: contact, straighten

4. make less taut

Similar word(s): relax

Definition categories: change, loose, loosen

5. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

Similar word(s): decompress, relax, unwind

Definition categories: body, turn

6. release from mental strain, tension, or formality

- unbend the mind from absorbing too much information

Definition categories: body, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind