Definition of Tense

Noun

  • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

Verb

  • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
    "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
    - tense up
  • become tense, nervous, or uneasy
    "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
    - tense up
  • increase the tension on
    "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"
    "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
  • become stretched or tense or taut
    "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
    " "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

Adjective

  • taut or rigid
    stretched tight
    "tense piano strings"
  • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
  • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
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Unscramble tense

42 unscramble word found using the letters tense.
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