unbent

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Not bent
Simple past tense and past participle of unbend
Erect, upright, or straight
{a} relaxed, unstrung, unsubdued
not bent; "looking for an unbent nail"; "trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber
past of unbend
not bent; "looking for an unbent nail"; "trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber"
erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
unbend
To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use
unbend
To cast loose or untie, as a rope
unbend
To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed
unbend
A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care
unbend
{v} to relax, slacken, ease
unbend
To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow
unbend
If someone unbends, their attitude becomes less strict than it was. In her dying days the old Queen unbent a little. unbent to relax and start behaving in a less formal way
unbend
To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement
unbend
free from flexure; "unbend a bow"
unbend
straighten up or out; make straight
unbend
unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
unbend
{f} cause to not be bent; cease being bent; release from tension, loosen, unfasten; straighten; become straight
unbend
make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"
unbend
weaken
unbend
release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information" free from flexure; "unbend a bow" unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
unbend
To cast-off or untie
unbend
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
To cast adrift or untie
unbend
release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
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