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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
tense/tight
Hello,
I think that their meanings are similar, but tense is very often used in collocation with muscles. However, I don't think that "a tense rope" sounds good. I think that ropes are usually pulled/stretched tight, aren't they? We can increase the tension on a rope though. Is there anything I am missing?
I think that their meanings are similar, but tense is very often used in collocation with muscles. However, I don't think that "a tense rope" sounds good. I think that ropes are usually pulled/stretched tight, aren't they? We can increase the tension on a rope though. Is there anything I am missing?
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What you say seems correct. A rope can be under tension, but it can hardly be "tense". "tense" is, as you say, used for muscles, and also more figuratively for people's emotions and for situations generally.
- What you say seems correct.
- A rope can be under tension, but it can hardly be "tense".
- "tense" is, as you say, used for muscles, and also more figuratively for people's emotions and for situations generally.
- Ropes (and certain other things) can also be "taut".
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What you say seems correct. A rope can be under tension, but it can hardly be "tense". "tense" is, as you say, used for muscles, and also more figuratively for people's emotions and for situations generally.
Ropes (and certain other things) can also be "taut".
Ropes (and certain other things) can also be "taut".
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