vverb.contactbecome stretched or tense or tautSynset:strain tense
Examples:- the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
- the rope strained when the weight was attached
Derivationally Related Form:tensionstrain
Hypernyms:tighten
Inherited Hypernyms:straintightenchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeincrease the tension onExamples:- alternately relax and tense your calf muscle
- tense the rope manually before tensing the spring
Derivationally Related Form:tension
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:tensechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.bodybecome tense, nervous, or uneasySynset:tense tense up
Examples:- He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room
Antonyms:relax
Derivationally Related Form:tensortension
Hypernyms:change state turn
Inherited Hypernyms:tensechange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody's (body part) ---s
vverb.bodycause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxiousSynset:strain tense tense up
Examples:- he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
Antonyms:relaxunstrain
Derivationally Related Form:tensionstrain
Hypernyms:affect
Inherited Hypernyms:tenseaffectchange
Direct Hyponyms:extendstretch
Causes:tense up tense
Full Troponyms:cranespread-eaglestretch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody
adj satadj.allhaving inflections to indicate tenseAntonyms:infinite
Inherited Hypernyms:tensed
Similar to:finite