Word

tense up, v.

cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

strain tense tense up

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

cause

tense, tense up

hyponym

stretch, extend

become tense, nervous, or uneasy
<verb.body>

tense tense up

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

turn, change state