phrasal verb

Tense up

Letter TInseparable

Tense up

Become nervous, tense or unable to relax

Meanings

Become nervous, tense or unable to relax (intransitive, International English)

Examples

She TENSED UP when the police walked in.

Related

tense + …Same base verb … + upSame particle

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