tense up

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verb

1. become tense, nervous, or uneasy
- He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room
• Syn:
tense
• Ant:
relax (for: tense)
• Derivationally related forms:
tension (for: tense), tensor (for: tense)
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody's (body part) ----s
2. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
• Syn:
tense, strain
• Ant:
unstrain (for: strain), relax (for: tense)
• Derivationally related forms:
strain (for: strain), tension (for: tense)
• Hypernyms:
affect
• Hyponyms:
stretch, extend
• Cause:
tense
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody