What is the meaning of tensed?

verb

• Become stretched or tense or taut.
  • usage: "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
  • synonyms: strain, tense
• Increase the tension on.
  • usage: "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
  • synonyms: tense
• Become tense, nervous, or uneasy.
  • usage: "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
  • synonyms: tense, tense up
• Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious.
  • usage: "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
  • synonyms: tense, strain, tense up

adjective

• Having inflections to indicate tense. .