Online English Dictionary

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; "tense piano strings"

1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

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

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

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

4. 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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