It can be perfect Crossword Clue

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It can be perfect Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
2. become stretched or tense or taut
(noun)
1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
(adjective)
1. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
2. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat’)

Hint 2: Clue Definition

PERFECT (adjective)
1. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
2. being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
PERFECT (verb)
1. make perfect or complete
PERFECT (noun)
1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

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