Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- v. Past tense and past participle of unbend.
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- v. Simple past tense and past participle of unbend.
- adj. Not bent
- adj. Erect, upright, or straight
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. erect in posture
- adj. not bent
Etymologies
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Examples
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"unbent," as Harry said, and joined in the mirth; and Janet had enough to do to reason them into quietness when bed-time came.
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Malemute Kid's frightful concoction did its work; the men of the camps and trails unbent in its genial glow, and jest and song and tales of past adventure went round the board.
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Weapons were lowered, bows unbent, and arrows put back in their quivers.
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Not a line of her face softened, not a feature unbent.
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By the time the sloop's deck was perpendicular, we had unbent the boom-lift from below, made it fast to the wharf, and, with the other end fast nearly to the mast-head, heaved it taut with block and tackle.
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But she has only just started toddling, arms up, legs unbent, back down on her chubby bum at the first sign of wobble.
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But it arrived eventually, in quite good condition – no markings or highlighting, cover straight and unbent, only one random sticker on the cover.
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I unbent my limbs, slowly lifted the little treasure, breathed deep the pollen, and last of all – the most important part – I lifted my mismatched eyes.
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An unbent wire hanger swept from side to side reveals nothing lodged under the fridge.
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In a meeting with a half-dozen Western reporters at his offices, Mr. Yanukovych appeared unbent by criticism from Europe and Washington that last week's conviction of Ms. Tymoshenko, a former prime minister, on charges of exceeding her authority, was a politically motivated effort to sideline a once-powerful rival.
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