tense
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1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | present, present tense, |
| definition | : | a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | aorist, |
| definition | : | a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | past, past tense, |
| definition | : | a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | future, future tense, |
| definition | : | a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future (noun.communication) |
2. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | affect, |
| definition | : | act physically on; have an effect upon (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | extend, stretch, |
| definition | : | extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body (verb.body) |
| cause | : | tense, tense up, |
| definition | : | become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body) |
3. become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | change state, turn, |
| definition | : | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change) |
4. increase the tension on (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
5. become stretched or tense or taut (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | tighten, |
| definition | : | become tight or tighter (verb.change) |
6. taut or rigid; stretched tight (adj.all)
| similar | : | overstrung, |
| definition | : | too tightly strung (adj.all) |
| similar | : | taut, tight, |
| definition | : | pulled or drawn tight (adj.all) |
| also | : | tight, |
| definition | : | closely constrained or constricted or constricting (adj.all) |
7. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') (adj.all)
| similar | : | constricted, |
| definition | : | especially tense; especially in some dialects (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | phonetics, |
| definition | : | the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis (noun.cognition) |
8. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension (adj.all)
| similar | : | aroused, wound up, |
| definition | : | brought to a state of great tension (adj.all) |
| similar | : | taut, |
| definition | : | subjected to great tension; stretched tight (adj.all) |
| similar | : | electric, |
| definition | : | (of a situation) exceptionally tense (adj.all) |
| similar | : | isotonic, |
| definition | : | of two or more muscles; having equal tension (adj.all) |
| similar | : | nervous, |
| definition | : | easily agitated (adj.all) |
| similar | : | strained, |
| definition | : | showing signs of mental and emotional tension (adj.all) |
| similar | : | unrelaxed, |
| definition | : | nor relaxed (adj.all) |
| also | : | agitated, |
| definition | : | troubled emotionally and usually deeply (adj.all) |
| also | : | uneasy, |
| definition | : | lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance (adj.all) |
9. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body)
| derivation | : | strain, |
| definition | : | (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces (noun.phenomenon) |
10. become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body)
| derivation | : | tensor, |
| definition | : | any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm (noun.body) |
11. increase the tension on (verb.change)
| derivation | : | tension, |
| definition | : | the action of stretching something tight (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tension, |
| definition | : | (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body (noun.phenomenon) |
12. become stretched or tense or taut (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | tension, |
| definition | : | the action of stretching something tight (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tension, |
| definition | : | (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | strain, |
| definition | : | (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces (noun.phenomenon) |
13. taut or rigid; stretched tight (adj.all)
| antonym | : | lax, |
| definition | : | lacking in strength or firmness or resilience (adj.all) |
14. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') (adj.all)
| antonym | : | lax, |
| definition | : | pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') (adj.all) |
15. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension (adj.all)
| antonym | : | relaxed, |
| definition | : | without strain or anxiety (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | stress, tenseness, tension, |
| definition | : | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun.state) |
16. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body)
| derivation | : | strain, |
| definition | : | (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces (noun.phenomenon) |
17. become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body)
| derivation | : | tensor, |
| definition | : | any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm (noun.body) |
18. increase the tension on (verb.change)
| derivation | : | tension, |
| definition | : | the action of stretching something tight (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tension, |
| definition | : | (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body (noun.phenomenon) |
19. become stretched or tense or taut (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | tension, |
| definition | : | the action of stretching something tight (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tension, |
| definition | : | (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | strain, |
| definition | : | (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces (noun.phenomenon) |
20. taut or rigid; stretched tight (adj.all)
| antonym | : | lax, |
| definition | : | lacking in strength or firmness or resilience (adj.all) |
21. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') (adj.all)
| antonym | : | lax, |
| definition | : | pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') (adj.all) |
22. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension (adj.all)
| antonym | : | relaxed, |
| definition | : | without strain or anxiety (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | stress, tenseness, tension, |
| definition | : | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun.state) |
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