n.
1.feelings of hostility that are not manifest
2.(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
3.the physical condition of being stretched or strained
4.a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
5.(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
6.the action of stretching something tight
Idiom of the Day
eat one's cake and have it too
to use or spend something but still keep it
The man wants to eat his cake and have it too and he will never give up anything.