tense up

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tense up
v
1. become tense or tenser; "he tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room" [syn: tense]
[ant: relax]

2. make tense [syn: tense, strain]
[ant: relax, relax]

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v. se raidir

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Verb
1. become tense or tenser; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
(synonym) tense
(hypernym) change state, turn
2. make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
(synonym) tense, strain
(hypernym) affect
(hyponym) crick
(cause) tense

(v.) = ponerse tenso, ponerse en tensión.
Ex: My problem is that sometimes I will get tensed up unwantedly for small problems.

(v.) = tensar.
Ex: Get comfy and totally relax your body and if you need to tense it up and then feel it let go then do so..

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