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unbend

v. release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

unbend

v. free from flexure; "unbend a bow"

unbend

v. unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay

relax, make less tight

v. make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"

straighten out, straighten, straighten up

v. straighten up or out; make straight

relax, unlax, unwind, loosen up, decompress, slow down

v. 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"

decrease, lessen, make smaller, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

reduce, simplify

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

wane

v. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

lie, tell a lie

v. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

warp, falsify, distort, garble

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

color, colour, distort

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

strain, deform, distort

v. alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

relax, loosen, become loose, become looser

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

relax, unstrain, unlax, unwind, make relaxed, loosen up

v. cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"

put out, extend, stretch forth, hold out, stretch out

v. thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"

adjust, align, aline, line up

v. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"

format, arrange

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

straighten out, straighten

v. make straight

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

soothe, cause to feel better

v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

relax, loosen, become loose, become looser

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

retire, go into retirement

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

rest, be in a resting position

v. not move; be in a resting position

unwind, unroll, wind off

v. reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"

twist, bend, deform

v. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

curve, arch, arc

v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

curve, crook

v. bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"

tense, tense up, become tense

v. become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"

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