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Tense up Moderate

Tense up has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

become tense, nervous, or uneasy

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

2

cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

"he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

3

to become tense

See Also
tense
Related Terms
Antonyms
loosen up unstrain unlax
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change state affect
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
stretch
Rhyming Words
2 up 7 up 1 up on up go up ey up re up do up tug up tee up bid up bag up end up eye up fog up fed up ton up rig up man up ice up
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