tense up
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
become tense, nervous, or uneasy
He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | relax |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tensor |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tautness |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | unstrain |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | tense up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | strain |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tautness |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | affect |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stretch |