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"