Definitions for unbend
ʌnˈbɛndun·bend

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. straighten, unbendverb

   straighten up or out; make straight

2. unbendverb

   unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay

3. unbendverb

   free from flexure

   "unbend a bow"

4. relax, unbendverb

   make less taut

   "relax the tension on the rope"

5. relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow downverb

   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"

6. unbendverb

   release from mental strain, tension, or formality

   "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unbendverb

   To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.

2. unbendverb

   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.

3. unbendverb

   To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.

4. unbendverb

   To cast loose or untie, as a rope.

5. unbendverb

   To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.

6. unbendverb

   To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Unbendverb

   To relax; to remit; to ease.

   You unbend your noble strength, to think
   So brain-sickly of things. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   It is lawful to relax and unbend our bow, but not to suffer it to be unready, or unstrung. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.

   Here have I seen the king, when great affairs
   Gave leave to slacken and unbend his cares,
   Attended to the chace by all the flow’r of youth. John Denham.

   From those great cares when ease your soul unbends,
   Your pleasures are design’d to noble ends. Dryden.

   I must be in the battle; but I’ll go
   With empty quiver, and unbended bow. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unbend

   To unbend generally means to straighten something that is bent or to relax after being tense or stressed. It can also refer to a change of behavior or attitude from being strict or severe to becoming more easygoing or relaxed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unbendverb

   to free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow

2. Unbendverb

   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

3. Unbendverb

   to unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use

4. Unbendverb

   to cast loose or untie, as a rope

5. Unbendverb

   to cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed

6. Unbendverb

   to relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unbend

   un-bend′, v.t. to free from being in a bent state: to make straight: to free from strain or exertion: to set at ease.—v.i. to become relaxed: to behave with freedom from stiffness, to be affable.—adj. Unbend′ing, not bending: unyielding: resolute.—n. a relaxing.—adv. Unbend′ingly.—n. Unbend′ingness.

Matched Categories

1. • Change Posture
   • Change State
   • Loosen
   • Relax
   • Straighten
   • Unfasten

How to pronounce unbend?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unbend in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unbend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unbend
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unbend
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unbend
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbend
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unbend