Verb
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release from mental strain, tension, or formality
"unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
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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"
- loosen up - slow down -
make less taut
"relax the tension on the rope"
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free from flexure
"unbend a bow"
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unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
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straighten up or out
make straight