| VERB | motion | unbend, straighten | straighten up or out |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | unbend | unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay | |
| contact | unbend | free from flexure | |
| change | unbend, relax | make less taut | |
| body | unbend, relax, loosen up, unwind, decompress, slow down | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | |
| body | unbend | release from mental strain, tension, or formality |
| Sounds | ah.nbeh'nd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd... | |
| Meaning | straighten up or out; make straight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | straighten | |
| Broader | change posture | Undergo a change in bodily posture |
| Opposite | bend, flex | form a curve |
| Spanish | desencorvar, enderezar, erguirse | |
| Catalan | adreçar, dreçar, posar dret, redreçar-se | |
| Meaning | unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | unfasten | Cause to become undone |
| Spanish | bajar, desdoblar | |
| Meaning | Free from flexure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "unbend a bow" | |
| Broader | straighten, straighten out | make straight |
| Opposite | flex, bend, deform, twist, turn | Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form |
| Spanish | desencorvar | |
| Meaning | make less taut. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | relax | |
| Narrower | unbrace | Remove from tension |
| Broader | loosen, loose | make loose or looser |
| Spanish | destensar | |
| Catalan | destesar, relaxar | |
| Meaning | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody's (body part) ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue unbend | |
| Synonyms | relax, loosen up, unwind, decompress, slow down | |
| Caused by | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed | Cause to feel relaxed |
| Narrower | sit back, take it easy | Settle into a comfortable sitting position |
| vege out, vegetate | Engage in passive relaxation | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | tense, tense up | Become tense, nervous, or uneasy |
| Spanish | mitigar, relajar | |
| Catalan | relaxar | |
| Meaning | Release from mental strain, tension, or formality. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information" | |
| Broader | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed | Cause to feel relaxed |
| Spanish | liberar, relajar | |
| Catalan | relaxar | |
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