English to English
tense
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adjective (a)
- pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- become stretched or tense or taut(verb.contact)Example:
The bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;.
source: wordnet30 - increase the tension on(verb.change)Example:
Alternately relax and tense your calf muscle.
Tense the rope manually before tensing the spring.
source: wordnet30