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tensed up

tensed up is the simple past and past participle of tense up.

Meaning of tense up

Verb

tense up (third-person singular simple present tenses up, present participle tensing up, simple past and past participle tensed up)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To become tense.

Questions about tensed up

What is tensed up the simple past and past participle of?
Tensed up is the simple past and past participle of tense up.

Words near tensed up in the dictionary

  1. tense harmony
  2. tense up
  3. tense vowel
  4. tense vowels
  5. tensed
  6. tensed up
  7. tensegral
  8. tensegrities
  9. tensegritive
  10. tensegrity
  11. tenseless

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