unbend means to remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
verb
- To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.“to unbend a bow”
- To release (a load) from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax.“to unbend the mind from study or care”
- To unfasten sails from the spars or stays to which are attached for use.
- To cast loose or untie“Unbend the rope.”
- To cease to be bent; to become straight.
- To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like“He spent the afternoon shaping a swagger-stick from the branch of jarrah and talking with Miss La Rue, who had sufficiently unbent toward him to notice his existence.”