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    taut
    /tɔːt/

    adjective

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

    The meaning of TAUT is having no give or slack : tightly drawn. How to use taut in a sentence.

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

    TAUT definition: 1. tight or completely stretched: 2. excited or nervous: 3. Taut writing or speech is controlled…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › tautTAUT Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for TAUT: tight, tightened, rigid, tense, stiff, unyielding, firm, unrelaxed; Antonyms of TAUT: loose, slack, lax, hanging, floppy, limp, flaccid, sagging

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › tautTAUT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

    Definition of 'taut' taut. (tɔːt ) Word forms: tauter , tautest. 1. adjective. Something that is taut is stretched very tight. When muscles are taut or cold there is more chance of injury or strain. The clothes line is pulled taut and secured. Synonyms: tight, stretched, rigid, tightly stretched More Synonyms of taut. 2. graded adjective.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › tautTaut - definition of taut by The Free Dictionary

    1. a. Pulled or drawn tight; not slack. See Synonyms at tight. b. Flexed or not loose: taut muscles. c. Strained or tense: taut nerves. 2. a. Kept in good order; trim: a taut ship. b. Marked by the efficient, sparing, or concise use of something, such as language or detail: a taut movie script.

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

    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.

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

    (of a person or their body) with hard muscles; not fat. His body was solid and taut. (of a piece of writing, etc.) carefully written with no unnecessary parts in it. a taut thriller. the writer’s taut prose. Topics Literature and writing c2. Word Origin. See taut in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: taut.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › tauttaut adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    (of a person or their body) with firm muscles; not fat His body was solid and taut. (of a piece of writing, etc.) tightly controlled, with no unnecessary parts in it a taut thriller the writer's taut prose. tautly. adverb. tautness. noun [uncountable] See taut in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: taut.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of taut – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / tɔːt / us. Add to word list. stretched very tight: My skin feels taut. (Definition of taut from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of taut. in Chinese (Traditional) 緊的, 拉緊的，繃緊的, 興奮的／緊張的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 紧的, 拉紧的，绷紧的, 兴奋的／紧张的… See more. in Spanish. tenso, tirante… See more.