tense

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1tense

adj \ˈten(t)s\
tens·er; tens·est

Definition of TENSE

1
: stretched tight : made taut or rigid <the skeletal musculature involuntarily becomes tense—H. G. Armstrong>
2
: feeling or showing nervous tension <was tense and irritable>
tense·ness noun

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