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tense up   (TTS Sound)

The verb tense up has 2 senses

• tense, tense up -- (become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room")


• tense, strain, tense up -- (cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up")