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Definitions of tense:

noun:   a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
verb:   make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
verb:   become tense or tenser
Example: "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"

verb:   increase the tension on
Example: "Tense a rope"

verb:   stretch or force to the limit
adjective:   taut or rigid; stretched tight
Example: "Tense piano strings"

adjective:   pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
adjective:   in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

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