adjective
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
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- a rigid disciplinarian
- an inflexible law
- an unbending will to dominate
verb
straighten up or out
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- make straight
verb
unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
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verb
free from flexure
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- unbend a bow
verb
make less taut
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- relax the tension on the rope
verb
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
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- He relaxed in the hot tub
- Let's all relax after a hard day's work
verb
release from mental strain, tension, or formality
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- unbend the mind from absorbing too much information