tense
Adjective
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In or of a state of physical or nervous tension (synset 302414122)
also:similar to:
- aroused, wound up - brought to a state of great tension
- cliff-hanging, nail-biting, suspenseful, suspensive - (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
- taut - subjected to great tension; stretched tight
- antsy, fidgety, fretful, itchy - nervous and unable to relax
- edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight - being in a tense state
- electric - (of a situation) exceptionally tense
- isotonic - of two or more muscles; having equal tension
- nervous - easily agitated
- strained - showing signs of mental and emotional tension
- unrelaxed - nor relaxed
- pumped, pumped up, pumped-up, wired - tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
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Pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') (synset 302413664)
referred to in: phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysissimilar to: constricted - especially tense; especially in some dialects
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Taut or rigid;
Stretched tight (synset 302411930)"tense piano strings"also: tight - closely constrained or constricted or constrictingsimilar to:- overstrung - too tightly strung
- taut, tight - pulled or drawn tight
Noun
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A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time (synset 106340499)
is a type of: grammatical category, syntactic category - (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical propertiessubtypes:
- present, present tense - a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
- aorist - a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
- past, past tense - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
- future, future tense - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
- continuous tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, progressive, progressive tense - a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- perfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense - a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
Verb
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Become stretched or tense or taut (synset 201575559)
"the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"; "the rope strained when the weight was attached"is a type of: tighten - become tight or tightersame as: strain
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Increase the tension on (synset 200537384)
"alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
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Become tense, nervous, or uneasy (synset 200026146)
"He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or actionsame as: tense up
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Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (synset 200025196)
"he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"is a type of: affect - act physically on; have an effect upon
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