unbend, v.
(unbending, unbends, unbent)
(unbending, unbends, unbent)
release from mental strain, tension, or formality
<verb.body>
unbend
sample sentences
"unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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hypernym
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17
decompress loosen up relax slow down unbend unwind
sample sentences
"He relaxed in the hot tub""Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
verb frames
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Somebody ----sSomebody's (body part) ----s
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Somebody ----sSomebody's (body part) ----s
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Somebody ----sSomebody's (body part) ----s
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make less taut
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
relax unbend
sample sentences
"relax the tension on the rope"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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derivationally related form
free from flexure
<verb.contact>
unbend
sample sentences
"unbend a bow"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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antonym
semantic pointers
hypernym
unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
<verb.contact>
unbend
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
straighten up or out; make straight
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
straighten unbend
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s something
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Something ----sSomebody ----s something
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antonym
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hypernym