English to Maori Meaning of unbend - unbend

Unbend :

unbend

verb

Unuhia, haea atu, vete, tuku, neke

Unbend :: unbendUnbending :: uauaUnbends :: unbends

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Definitions of unbend in English

Verb(1) straighten up or out; make straight(2) unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay(3) free from flexure(4) make less taut(5) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease(6) release from mental strain, tension, or formality

Examples of unbend in English

(1) At daylight, we were driven down to the marine to unbend the sails and do other necessary work on the Cruisers that had captured us.(2) Haste is made to unbend the cable; line after line is let go until we are held by one alone.(3) As his knees unbend , his right hand follows through toward the target.(4) They can stick to the cells for weeks and researchers have discovered that the usually bent antibody will unbend to secure itself to the mast cells.(5) you could be fun too, you know, if you'd only unbend a little(6) Or for the less snarky solution, try and unbend them and donate them to the local Value Village or Salvation Army store.(7) Maybe I can offer you an incentive to unbend a little.(8) Using round-nose pliers, unbend the wire handle ends inside the box and feed on large beads with large holes.(9) Ben Kingsley is superb as the man who lives for honour and his family but is too proud to unbend when trouble and culture dislocation strike.(10) It fits perfectly the template for the new breed of Britflick; talented rebel clashes with buttoned-up pillars of the establishment, who are forced to unbend , and finally admit that self-expression, and so on, is a good thing.(11) Yet as soon as you unbend from the expectation of something drastically different (because that's what you heard, right?) they do it - breaking easily into the most melodic stretch of Fugazi song I've heard them undertake.(12) There was a fancy party where Katherine got to use her corporate skills and Phil made a hit by playing the bohemian, and there was a family cookout where even Rachael seemed to unbend a little.(13) She expertly took a pin out of her hair, unbent it and slowly pushed it into the key hole of the knob.(14) Harvard's Tim Martin, who never unbends his elbow and who ├ö├ç├┐goes for depth├ö├ç├û immediately, is the extreme example of this.(15) He unbends his skinny frame from a nylon hammock and gives me a handshake more bone than flesh.(16) It didn't work because my fingers kept bending and unbending in his.

(1) unbecome ::

unbecome

Synonyms

Verb

1. straighten ::

whakatika

2. unwind ::

mālōlō

3. relax ::

wātea

Antonyms

1. bend ::

piko

2. crook ::

puwhenua te

3. curl ::

koromeke

4. curve ::

ānau

Different Forms

unbend, unbending, unbends

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