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S: (v) straighten, unbend (straighten up or out; make straight)
S: (v) unbend (unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay)
S: (v) unbend (free from flexure) "unbend a bow"
S: (v) relax, unbend (make less taut) "relax the tension on the rope"
S: (v) relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down (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"
S: (v) unbend (release from mental strain, tension, or formality) "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

S: (adj) inflexible, rigid, unbending (incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances) "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"