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   unbend

   /ʌnˈbɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. make or become straight from a bent or twisted form or position: "I had trouble unbending my cramped knees" Similar straightenstraighten outextendflexuncurlflattenOpposite bend
   • ▪ become less reserved, formal, or strict: "you could be fun too, you know, if you'd only unbend a little" Similar relaxbecome less formalbecome informalunwindde-stressloosen uplet oneself goinformal:let one's hair downlet uplet it all hang outhang loosecome down from one's high horseOpposite tense up
   • 2. unfasten (sails) from yards and stays.
   • ▪ untie or cast loose (a rope or cable).

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

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