n. 1 the act of stretching or state of being stretched; strain; 2.physical mental or emotional strain.
There is a lot of tension on the rope.
There is a lot of tension on the rope.
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He tightened the tension of the bowstring.
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What is the tension between Rocky and Fynn?
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Why was there tension when Mary Anne's dad and Dawn's mom (Sharon) dated in high school?
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The tension in the Middle East is augmenting.
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There is much political tension in the postatomic world.
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The renvoi of the diplomat increased the tension between the countries.
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The period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness.
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What created the tension between the CMI teammates?
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How does Nishi feel about the ethnic tension and violence in Mirpur Khas?
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Jogging as an antidote to nervous tension.
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What rips the surface tension apart?
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pressure; fear; nervous; anxious; jittery
calm; collected
2 syllables
ten-sion
gentian
henschen
mention
pension
tension
ascension
attention
contention
convention
detention
dimension
dissension
exinvention
laurentian
preprevention
retention
suspension
apprehension
comprehension
condescension
hyperhyporeinvention
misapprehension
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