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| VERB | 1 | unbend, straighten | Straighten up or out |
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| 2 | unbend | Unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay | |
| 3 | unbend | Free from flexure | |
| 4 | unbend, relax | Make less tight | |
| 5 | unbend, relax, loosen up, unwind, decompress, slow down | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | |
| 6 | unbend | Release from mental strain, tension, or formality |
| Sounds | ah.nbeh'nd |
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| Rhymes | amend, append, apprehend, and 47 more rhymes in ehnd... |
| Meaning | Straighten up or out. Make straight. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | straighten |
| Contrary | bend, flex |
| Broader | change posture |
| Meaning | Unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | unfasten |
| Meaning | Free from flexure. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "unbend a bow" |
| Contrary | flex, bend, deform, twist, turn |
| Broader | straighten, straighten out |
| Meaning | Make less tight. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | relax |
| Broader | loosen, loose |
| Narrower | unbrace |
| Meaning | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody's (body part) ----s |
| Model | Sam and Sue unbend |
| Synonyms | relax, loosen up, unwind, decompress, slow down |
| Contrary | tense, tense up |
| Caused by | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed |
| Broader | change state, turn |
| Narrower | vege out, vegetate; sit back, take it easy |
| Meaning | Release from mental strain, tension, or formality. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information" |
| Broader | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed |
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