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Adjective unbent has 2 senses
- unbent - not bent; "looking for an unbent nail"; "trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber"
Antonym: crooked (indirect, via straight)
- straight, unbent, unbowed, upright - erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
Antonym: unerect (indirect, via erect)
Verb unbend has 6 senses
- straighten, unbend - straighten up or out; make straight
--1 is one way to change posture
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- unbend - unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
--2 is one way to unfasten
Sample sentence:
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- unbend - free from flexure; "unbend a bow"
--3 is one way to straighten, straighten out
Antonyms: flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
Sample sentence:
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- relax, unbend - make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"
--4 is one way to loosen, loose
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Something ----s something
- 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"
--5 is one way to change state, turn
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue unbend
- unbend - release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
--6 is one way to relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed
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