Dictionary Results for tense
1. tense - noun · a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time Hypernym(s): grammatical_category, syntactic_category
2. tense - verb · become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached" Synonym(s): strain Hypernym(s): tighten
3. tense - verb · increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring" Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
4. tense - verb · become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room" Synonym(s): tense_up Hypernym(s): change_state, turn Antonym(s): relax
5. tense - verb · cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" Synonym(s): strain, tense_up Hypernym(s): affect Antonym(s): relax
6. tense - adjective · in or of a state of physical or nervous tension Antonym(s): relaxed
7. tense - adjective · pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') Antonym(s): lax
8. tense - adjective · taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings" Antonym(s): lax
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