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"it places great tension on the leg muscles"nounthe physical condition of being stretched or strained
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"the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"nounfeelings of hostility that are not manifest
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"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"noun(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspensetype of:
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"there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time" "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"nouna balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)type of:
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"the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"noun(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical bodytype of:
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"tension holds the belt in the pulleys"nounthe action of stretching something tighttype of:
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attention mention intention tension convention pension detention invention dimension extension intervention suspension comprehension prevention ascension contention apprehension retention hypertension abstention dissension pretension distention misapprehension inattention contravention condescension declension intension incomprehension