tense (v)
strain (v)
tense up (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 29
def cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
examples he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 10 Something ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Cause tense, tense up
Hypernym affect
Derivationally related form strain → strain
Antonym strain → unstrain
Derivationally related form tense → tension
Antonym tense → relax
Hyponym stretch, extend
Incoming links
Derivationally related form strain → strain
Derivationally related form tension → tense
Hyponym affect
Antonym unstrain → strain
Antonym relax → tense
Hypernym stretch, extend

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