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Verb
S:
(v)
tense
,
tense up
(become tense, nervous, or uneasy)
"He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
S:
(v)
tense
,
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"
direct troponym
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full troponym
S:
(v)
stretch
,
extend
(extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body)
"Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
affect
(act physically on; have an effect upon)
"the medicine affects my heart rate"
cause
S:
(v)
tense
,
tense up
(become tense, nervous, or uneasy)
"He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
antonym
W:
(v)
relax
[Opposed to:
tense
] (cause to feel relaxed)
"A hot bath always relaxes me"
W:
(v)
unstrain
[Opposed to:
strain
] (cause to feel relaxed)
"A hot bath always relaxes me"
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
tension
[Related to:
tense
] (the physical condition of being stretched or strained)
"it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"
derivationally related form
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synset
W:
(n)
strain
[Related to:
strain
] ((physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces)
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