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