adj.
1.in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
2.pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
3.taut or rigid tense n.
1.a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time tense v.
1.stretch or force to the limit
2.increase the tension on
3.become tense or tenser
4.make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
Idiom of the Day
check on (someone or something)
to examine someone or something in order to determine the condition of it/him/her
We always check on our baby before we go to sleep.