tense
/tɛns/
काल, तनाव
noun
1. tense
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
verb
1. strain
become stretched or tense or taut
"the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"
"the rope strained when the weight was attached"
2. tense
increase the tension on
"alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"
"tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
3. tense up
become tense, nervous, or uneasy
"He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
4. strain, tense up
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
"he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
adjective
1. tense
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
2. tense
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
3. tense
taut or rigid
stretched tight
"tense piano strings"
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