3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Unbend  \Un*bend"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Unbent};  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. 
 
  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 
 
  You  do  unbend  your  noble  strength.  --Shak. 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Unbend  \Un*bend"\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  cease  to  be  bent;  to  become  straight  or  relaxed. 
 
  2.  To  relax  in  exertion,  attention,  severity,  or  the  like 
  hence  to  indulge  in  mirth  or  amusement. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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,  as  of  a  bow  [ant:  {bend}] 
  4:  make  less  tight;  "relax  the  tension  on  the  rope"  [syn:  {relax}] 
  5:  become  less  tense;  "He  relaxed  in  the  hot  tub"  [syn:  {relax}, 
  {unlax},  {loosen  up},  {unwind},  {decompress},  {slow  down}] 
  [ant:  {tense}] 
  6:  release  from  mental  strain,  tension,  or  formality;  "unbend 
  the  mind  from  absorbing  too  much  information" 

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