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- Unbend - v. t. - To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
- Unbend - v. t. - 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. t. - To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.
- Unbend - v. t. - To cast loose or untie, as a rope.
- Unbend - v. i. - To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
- Unbend - v. i. - To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.
- Unbending - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Unbend
- Unbending - a. - Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
- Unbending - a. - Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
- Unbending - a. - Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
- Unbending - a. - Devoted to relaxation or amusement.
- Unbend - v. t. - To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
- Unbend - v. t. - 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.
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