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tense
(t/E/ns )

adjective (a)

  • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    relaxed
    source: wordnet30
  • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30
  • taut or rigid; stretched tight(adj.all)
    Example:
    Tense piano strings.
    Antonym:
    lax
    source: wordnet30
  • Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • become stretched or tense or taut(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;.
    Synonym:
    strain
    source: wordnet30
  • increase the tension on(verb.change)
    Example:
    Alternately relax and tense your calf muscle.
    Tense the rope manually before tensing the spring.
    source: wordnet30
  • become tense, nervous, or uneasy(verb.body)
    Example:
    He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room.
    Synonym:
    tense up
    Antonym:
    decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious(verb.body)
    Example:
    He got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up.
    Synonym:
    strain, tense up
    Antonym:
    loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind
    source: wordnet30
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