strain 5
verbdomain: hygiene
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
Examples
- 1.he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
Hypernym
affect 2
verb
act physically on; have an effect upon
EnglishAntonym
unstrain 1
verb
cause to feel relaxed
Derivationally related form
strain 1
noun
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
Hyponym
stretch 2
verb
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
Cause
tense 3
verb
become tense, nervous, or uneasy
