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tense up

/ tense up /

verb

verb Sense 1

become tense or tenser

"He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"

Opposites:

relax loosen up unbend unwind decompress

Type of:

change state turn

Derived:

tension tensity tenseness tautness tensor

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s INFINITIVE

verb Sense 2

make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;

Opposites:

relax unstrain unlax loosen up unwind

Type of:

affect

Kinds of:

crick stretch extend

Derived:

strain tension tensity tenseness tautness

Causes:

tense

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s on something

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