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unbent |
2 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 WordNet r 1.6 [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}]
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