Taut has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
To make taut; to tauten, to tighten.
Adjective
1
pulled or drawn tight
"taut sails"
"a tight drumhead"
"a tight rope"
2
subjected to great tension; stretched tight
"the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"
"her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"
3
Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
Example Sentences
"taut sails"
adjective
"a tight drumhead"
adjective
"a tight rope"
adjective
"the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"
adjective
"her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"
adjective
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