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wound up vs tense

tense vs wound up

wound up is not a noun while tense is a noun.

wound up and tense both are adjectives.

wound up is not a verb while tense is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wound up No Yes No No
tense Yes Yes Yes No
wound up (noun) tense (noun)
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
wound up (adjective) tense (adjective)
brought to a state of great tension taut or rigid; stretched tight
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
wound up (verb) tense (verb)
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
become tense, nervous, or uneasy
increase the tension on
become stretched or tense or taut
Difference between wound up and tense

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