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A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
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In or of a state of physical or nervous tension
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سخت ذہنی دباو میں۔ |
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Taut or rigid; stretched tight
"tense piano strings";
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| 1. tense [ Synonyms: strain] | |
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Become stretched or tense or taut
"the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"; "the rope strained when the weight was attached";
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تنجانا۔ تنا ہوا۔ کنچھا ہوا۔ کھچنا۔ |
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Increase the tension on
"alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring";
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شدید بڑھنا۔ دباو بڑھنا۔ |
| 3. tense [ Synonyms: tense up] | |
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Become tense, nervous, or uneasy
"He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room";
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شدید ہونا۔ کشیدہ ہونا۔ |
| 4. tense [ Synonyms: strain, tense up] | |
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Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
"he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up";
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پریشان کردینا۔ |