1. (verb) straighten up or out; make straight

• straighten

2. (verb) make less taut

• relax

3. (verb) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• decompress
• loosen up
• relax
• slow down
• unwind

1. (verb) straighten up or out; make straight

• change posture

2. (verb) unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay

• unfasten

3. (verb) free from flexure

• straighten
• straighten out

4. (verb) make less taut

• loose
• loosen

5. (verb) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• change state
• turn

6. (verb) release from mental strain, tension, or formality

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

1. (verb) make less taut

• unbrace

2. (verb) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• sit back
• take it easy
• vege out
• vegetate

1. (verb) straighten up or out; make straight

• bend
• flex

2. (verb) free from flexure

• bend
• deform
• flex
• turn
• twist

3. (verb) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• tense
• tense up

1. (verb) make less taut

• relaxation
• relaxer

2. (verb) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• ease
• relaxation
• repose
• rest
• relaxant
• relaxation