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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Unbend

/(ŭn*bĕnd")/ · Un·bend · IPA /ʌnˈbɛnd/
01 v. t. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
imp. & p. p. Unbent; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbending
  1. 1.
    To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
  2. 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.
    “You do unbend your noble strength.” — Shak.
  3. 3.
    To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.(Naut.)
02 v. i. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
  1. 1.
    To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
  2. 2.
    To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.