unbend

IPA: ʌnbˈɛnd

To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.
To release (a load) from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax.
(nautical) To unfasten sails from the spars or stays to which are attached for use.
To cast loose or untie
To cease to be bent; to become straight.
To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like
(archaic) to enjoy oneself; to become affable and free from formality

Examples of "unbend" in Sentences

Norine was the high-spirited sort who would never unbend.
When I took the steering-oar I had first to unbend her cramped fingers.
First, of course, we had to unbend Michael, put his boots back on, and swing his legs over the dented Honda.
They call me Goddess, Angel, and court me with dainties fit for queens 'tables and farfetched wines such as unbend the soul from cares.
So badly did his misused body stiffen, that when he was called it required another ten minutes and a second glass of whisky to unbend his joints and limber up the muscles.
He personally conducted the tour of the F&D facilities, leading them through the various labs and showing them a number of “wow” demonstrations that had been set up: a polymer that could be deformed – bent, crumpled, folded – and yet would “remember” its original shape and slowly unfold, uncrumple, unbend itself to become almost flat again in a matter of minutes.
I'd supposed that after Fort Buford she might unbend a little; after all, by then I'd absorbed all there was to know of her Bismarck scheme, and seen the kind of country to be settled; I'd even drafted (with a straight face) a letter to Otto explaining the thing and inviting his approval-God alone knew what he'd make of it if it ever reached him, with my monicker on it.