UNBEND


Meaning of UNBEND in English

— unbendable , adj.

/un bend"/ , v. , unbent or ( Archaic ) unbended, unbending .

v.t.

1. to straighten from a bent form or position.

2. to release from the strain of formality, intense effort, etc.; relax: to unbend one's mind.

3. to release from tension, as a bow.

4. Naut.

a. to loose or untie, as a sail or rope.

b. to unfasten from spars or stays, as sails.

v.i.

5. to relax the strictness of formality or ceremony; act in an easy, genial manner: Imagine him unbending!

6. to become unbent; straighten.

[ 1200-50; ME; see UN- 2 , BEND 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .