(v): become tight or tighter
(v): increase the tension on
(v): cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
(v): become tense, nervous, or uneasy
(v): undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
(v): cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
(v): act physically on; have an effect upon
(adj): vs. relaxed) -- (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
(adj): brought to a state of great tension
(adj): (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
(adj): subjected to great tension; stretched tight
(adj): nervous and unable to relax
(adj): being in a tense state
(adj): (of a situation) exceptionally tense
(adj): of two or more muscles; having equal tension
(adj): easily agitated
(adj): showing signs of mental and emotional tension
(adj): nor relaxed
(adj): prenominal), pumped up(predicate), pumped(predicate), wired -- (tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
(adj): vs. lax) -- (pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
(adj): especially tense; especially in some dialects
(adj): vs. lax) -- (taut or rigid; stretched tight
(adj): too tightly strung
(adj): pulled or drawn tight
(n): a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
(n): (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
