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   taut

   /tɔːt/

   adjective

   • 1. stretched or pulled tight; not slack: "the fabric stays taut without adhesive" Similar tighttightly stretchedstretchedrigidstressednot slacknot looseOpposite slackloose
   • ▪ (especially of muscles or nerves) tense; not relaxed: "my voice was taut with anger" Similar flexedtensedtightenedhardsolidfirmrigidstiffunyieldingfraughtstrainedstressedtensedrawndrainedsappedfatiguedtiredinformal:uptightOpposite relaxed
   • ▪ (of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled: "a taut text of only a hundred and twenty pages" Similar concisecontrolledcrisppithysharpsuccinctcompactterseOpposite verbose
   • ▪ (of a ship) having a disciplined and efficient crew: "his language was salty and he ran a taut ship" Similar orderlyin orderin good orderin good conditiontighttrimneatwell orderedwell regulatedwell disciplinedtidysprucesmartshipshape (and Bristol fashion)

   Word Origin Middle Englishtought ‘distended’, perhaps originally a variant of tough.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tautly adverb
   • 2. tautness noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTAUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Taut means tight or completely stretched, excited or nervous, or controlled and clear in writing or speech. Learn more about the word taut, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     TAUT meaning: 1. tight or completely stretched: 2. excited...

   • Znaczenie Taut, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     TAUT definicja: 1. tight or completely stretched: 2. excited...

   • Taut: Catalan Translation

     taut - definition, audio pronunciation and more for taut:...

   • Tauten

     TAUTEN definition: 1. to become taut (= tight): 2. to become...

   • Taut: Korean Translation

     taut translate: 팽팽한. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Taut: Japanese Translation

     taut translate: ぴんと張った, 張り詰めた. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Taurine

     TAURINE definition: 1. a type of amino acid (= one of the...

   • Taurus

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tautTaut Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of taut as an adjective, verb, and combining form, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Taut can mean having no give or slack, high-strung, tense, or marked by economy of structure and detail.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTAUT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of taut as an adjective to describe something stretched, tense, or neat. See synonyms, examples, pronunciation, and word origin of taut.

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   Taut definition: tightly drawn; tense; not slack.. See examples of TAUT used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTAUT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Taut means tight or completely stretched, excited or nervous, or controlled and clear in writing or speech. Learn how to use taut in sentences and see translations in different languages.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tautTaut - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Taut means tight rather than slack. The tightrope ought to be taut and not dangling down by the lion cage. It sounds like the word "taught" and means stretched tight, like a rope, muscles, or even nerves. It's nice to have a taut body with tight muscles, but not so great to have a taut mind — tightly wound and tense.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtaut adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective taut, which can describe something stretched tightly, anxious, tense or well-written. See examples, synonyms and word origin.