n.a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

v.

become stretched or tense or taught

"the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"

同義詞：strain

increase the tension on

"alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"

become tense, nervous, or uneasy

"He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"

同義詞：tense up

cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

"he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

同義詞：straintense up

Tensing the Copula
Femoral tensing and sizing device
Chain tensing device for an engine gear
Muscle tensing during standing: Effects on cerebral tissue oxygenation and cerebral artery blood velocity
An acoustic analysis of ‘happy-tensing’ in the Queen's Christmas broadcasts
COSMETIC USE OF TENSING AGENTS TO IMPROVE THE THICKNESS OF THE SKIN AND/OR THE RADIANCE OF THE COMPLEXION
Leg crossing, muscle tensing, squatting, and the crash position are effective against vasovagal reactions solely through increases i...
Effects of leg muscle pumping and tensing on orthostatic arterial pressure: a study in normal subjects and patients with autonomic f...
Hemodynamic effects of leg crossing and skeletal muscle tensing during free standing in patients with vasovagal syncope
Management of vasovagal syncope: controlling or aborting faints by leg crossing and muscle tensing.