Pulled taut, without any slack.
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
To apply a tense to.
To make tense.
To become tense.
Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.
To cast loose or untie
To cease to be bent; to become straight.
To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like
To release (a load) from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax.
To unfasten sails from the spars or stays to which are attached for use.