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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
tense
adj 1: in or of a state of physical or nervous tension [ant:
relaxed]
2: pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the
vowel sound in `beat') [ant: lax]
3: taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings" [ant:
lax]
n 1: a grammatical category of verbs used to express
distinctions of time
v 1: become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck
muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was
attached" [syn: strain, tense]
2: increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your
calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the
spring"
3: become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw
his opponent enter the room" [syn: tense, tense up] [ant:
decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend,
unwind]
4: cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a
phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" [syn: tense,
strain, tense up] [ant: loosen up, make relaxed,
relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Tense \Tense\, n. [OF. tens, properly, time, F. temps time,
tense. See Temporal of time, and cf. Thing.] (Gram.)
One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by
adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the
action or event signified; the modification which verbs
undergo for the indication of time.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The primary simple tenses are three: those which
express time past, present, and future; but these admit
of modifications, which differ in different languages.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Tense \Tense\, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See
Tend to move, and cf. Toise.]
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as,
a tense fiber.
[1913 Webster]
The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a
fatal paleness was upon her. --Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster] -- Tense"ly, adv. -- Tense"ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
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4. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) |
tense
adj.
Of programs, very clever and efficient. A tense piece of code often got
that way because it was highly tuned, but sometimes it was just based on a
great idea. A comment in a clever routine by Mike Kazar, once a
grad-student hacker at CMU: ?This routine is so tense it will bring tears
to your eyes.? A tense programmer is one who produces tense code.
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5. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) |
tense
Of programs, very clever and efficient. A tense piece of code
often got that way because it was highly bummed, but
sometimes it was just based on a great idea. A comment in a
clever routine by Mike Kazar, once a grad-student hacker at
CMU: "This routine is so tense it will bring tears to your
eyes." A tense programmer is one who produces tense code.
[Jargon File]
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6. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
TENSE. A term used in, grammar to denote the distinction of time.
2. The acts of a court of justice ought to be in the present tense; as,
"praeceptum est," not "preaceptum fuit;" but the acts of, the party may be
in the preterperfect tense, as "venit, et protulit hic in curia quandum
querelam suam;" and the continuances are in the preterperfect tense; as,
"venerunt," not "veniunt." 1 Mod. 81.
3. The contract of marriage should be made in language in the present
tense. 6 Binn. Rep. 405. Vide 1 Saund. 393, n. 1.
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Thesaurus Results for tense:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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