n. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

v. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

adj. nervous, tense, jumpy; "She felt nervous and overwound before her presentation."

adj. taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"

adj. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

adj. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

adj. (informal) eccentric, jumpy, or reticent; "The witness acted very squirrelly during testimony and fidgeted constantly in his seat."

adj. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

v. cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"

v. cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"

adj. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"

adj. pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')