UNBEND


Meaning of UNBEND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈbend ]

verb

( un·bent -ˈbent ; -bend·ing )

Date: 13th century

transitive verb

1. : to free from flexure : make or allow to become straight

unbend a bow

2. : to cause (as the mind) to relax

3.

a. : to unfasten (as a sail) from a spar or stay

b. : to cast loose (as a rope) : untie

intransitive verb

1. : to relax one's severity, stiffness, or austerity

2. : to cease to be bent : become straight

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.