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tense | a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time | |
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tense | [in phonetics] pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') | |
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V1 |
tense, strain | become stretched or tense or taut | |
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tense | taut or rigid; stretched tight | |
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V2 |
tense | increase the tension on | |
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V1, VX |
tense, tense up | become tense, nervous, or uneasy | |
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tense | in or of a state of physical or nervous tension | |
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V2 |
strain, tense, tense up | cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |