Unbent

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unbend \Un*bend"\ ([u^]n*b[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbent}
     ([u^]n*b[e^]nt"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Unbending}.] [1st pref.
     un- + bend.]
     1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become,
        straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
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     2. 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.
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              You do unbend your noble strength.    --Shak.
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     3. (Naut.)
        (a) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to
            which they are attached for use.
        (b) To cast loose or untie, as a rope.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unbend
       v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: {straighten}]
            [ant: {bend}]
       2: unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
       3: free from flexure; "unbend a bow" [ant: {flex}]
       4: make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope" [syn: {relax}]
       5: 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"
          [syn: {relax}, {loosen up}, {unwind}, {decompress}, {slow
          down}] [ant: {tense}]
       6: release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend
          the mind from absorbing too much information"
       [also: {unbent}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unbent
       adj 1: not bent; "looking for an unbent nail"; "trees with straight
              unbent trunks make the best lumber"
       2: erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was
          straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood
          defiantly with unbowed back" [syn: {straight}, {unbowed},
          {upright}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unbent
       See {unbend}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "unbent":
     arrowlike, dead straight, direct, even, flat, horizontal,
     in a line, level, lineal, linear, rectilineal, rectilinear, right,
     ruler-straight, smooth, straight, straight-cut, straight-front,
     straight-side, streamlined, true, unbending, unbowed, unbroken,
     uncurved, undeflected, undeviating, undistorted, uninterrupted,
     unswerving, unturned, upright, vertical