tense

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• October 3. 2012 by jonasmunk from wordnet.princeton.edu

  tense — noun — english

  a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  tense — verb — english

  become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"; "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  tense — verb — english

  increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  tense — verb — english

  become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  tense — verb — english

  cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

• March 31. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  tense — adjective — english

  in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

• March 31. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  tense — adjective — english

  pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

• March 31. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  tense — adjective — english

  taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"