tense up : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tense up	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tense up v become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room" Synonym(s): tense, tense up Antonym(s): decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" Synonym(s): tense, strain, tense up Antonym(s): loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind