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unbend.

To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʌnˈbɛnd/
  1. To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.

  2. To release (a load) from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax.

  3. To unfasten sails from the spars or stays to which are attached for use.

  4. To cast loose or untie

    Unbend the rope.
  5. To cease to be bent; to become straight.

  6. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like

  7. to enjoy oneself; to become affable and free from formality

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English unbenden, equivalent to un- + bend.

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