| VERB | body | tense up, tense | become tense, nervous, or uneasy |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | tense up, tense, strain | cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |
| Meaning | Become tense, nervous, or uneasy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody's (body part) ----s | |
| Synonym | tense | |
| Caused by | tense, strain, tense up | Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease |
| Spanish | ponerse tenso, tensarse | |
| Catalan | tensar-se, tesar-se, tibar-se | |
| Meaning | Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | tense, strain | |
| Cause to | tense, tense up | Become tense, nervous, or uneasy |
| Narrower | stretch, extend | Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body |
| Broader | affect | act physically on |
| Opposite | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed | Cause to feel relaxed |
| Spanish | tensarse, tensar | |
| Catalan | tensar, tibar | |
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