Definizione monolingua

unbend

unbend (third-person singular simple present unbends, present participle unbending, simple past and past participle unbent)

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.
3. To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.
4. To cast loose or untie, as a rope.
5. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
6. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter VI

     He spent the afternoon shaping a swagger-stick from the branch of jarrah and talking with Miss La Rue, who had sufficiently unbent toward him to notice his existence.

Definizione dizionario unbend

distendere

raddrizzare

rilassare

rilassarsi

sciogliere

Altri significati:

To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.

To cast loose or untie, as a rope.

To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.

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.

To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.

To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.