Synonym: rigid, strained, taut, tight. Antonym: flabby. Similar words: intense, sense, dense, incense, offense, license, expense, defense. Meaning: [tens] 
n. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. v. 1. become stretched or tense or taught 2. increase the tension on 3. become tense, nervous, or uneasy 4. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious. adj. 1. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension 2. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') 3. taut or rigid; stretched tight.
n. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. v. 1. become stretched or tense or taught 2. increase the tension on 3. become tense, nervous, or uneasy 4. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious. adj. 1. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension 2. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') 3. taut or rigid; stretched tight. 
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