tense up

English Thesaurus

1. 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)

2. become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body)

hypernym	:	change state, turn,
definition	:	undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)

3. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body)

antonym	:	loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind,
definition	:	cause to feel relaxed (verb.body)

derivation	:	strain,
definition	:	(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity,
definition	:	the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun.state)

4. become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body)

antonym	:	decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind,
definition	:	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (verb.body)

derivation	:	tensor,
definition	:	any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm (noun.body)

derivation	:	tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity,
definition	:	the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun.state)

5. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body)

antonym	:	loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind,
definition	:	cause to feel relaxed (verb.body)

derivation	:	strain,
definition	:	(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity,
definition	:	the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun.state)

6. become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body)

antonym	:	decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind,
definition	:	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (verb.body)

derivation	:	tensor,
definition	:	any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm (noun.body)

derivation	:	tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity,
definition	:	the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun.state)