tensar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
- flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- stress noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.
- taut adj Pulled or stretched tight, with no slack.
- tense adjective Feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.
- tighten verb To make something tighter, firmer, or more secure.
Senses
tensar is used for these senses in English:
- engage (obsolete, transitive) To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).
- flex (intransitive, slang) To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.
- strain (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
- stress (transitive) To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
- tense (transitive) To make tense.
- tighten (transitive) To make tighter.
engage — full definition
- verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
- verb To enter into conflict or battle with an opponent.
- verb To arrange to employ or hire someone, or to book a service.
- verb To interlock or mesh, as with gears or machine parts.
flex — full definition
- verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
- verb To show off or boast, often about wealth, status, or ability (informal).
- noun A flexible insulated electrical cord or cable (chiefly British).
- noun An instance of boasting or showing off (informal).