taut

taut  (tôt)

adj. taut·er, taut·est

1. Pulled or drawn tight; not slack. See Synonyms at tight.

2. Strained; tense: nerves taut with anxiety.

3.

a. Kept in trim shape; neat and tidy.

b. Marked by the efficient, sparing, or concise use of something, such as language or detail: a taut movie script.

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[Middle English tohte, distended, perhaps ultimately from Old English togian, to drag; see tow¹.]

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tautly adv.

tautness n.

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taut

Adjective

1. stretched tight: the cable must be taut

2. showing nervous strain: he was looking taut and anxious

3. (of a film or piece of writing) having no unnecessary or irrelevant details: a taut thriller [Middle English tought]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	taut - pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" tight tense - taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"
	2.	taut - 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" tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

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taut

adjective 1. tense, rigid, tight, stressed, stretched, strained, flexed << OPPOSITE relaxed

adjective 2. tight, stretched, rigid, tightly stretched << OPPOSITE slack

Translations

taut [tɔːt] adj → tirante, tenso

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taut [tɔːt] adj → tendu(e)

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taut [tɔːt] adj [skin, thread etc] → straff

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taut [tɔːt] adj → teso/a

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taut

adj taut [toːt]

pulled tight Keep the string taut while you tie a knot in it. styf مُوَتَّر، مَشْدود، مَمْدود опънат napjatý stram straff τεντωμένος tirante, tenso pingul کشیده؛ سفت tiukka (bien) tendu מָתוּחַ कसकर तना हुआ zategnut, napet feszes kencang strekktur teso ぴんと張った 팽팽한 įtemptas nostiepts; nostiegrots tegang strak spent, stram naprężony esticado (bine) întins туго натянутый napätý napet zategnut spänd, sträckt ตึง gergin 拉緊的 туго натягнутий; пружний تنا ہوا căng 拉紧的

v tauten

to make or become taut The ropes were tautened. verstyf, stywer maak يَشُد، يُوَتِّر опъвам (се) napnout (se) stramme straff anspannen τεντώνω tensar, estirar pingutama, pingulduma کشیده کردن kiristää (se) tendre לִמתוֹחַ तनना, तानना, खींचना zategnuti (se), pritegnuti (se) megfeszít mengencangkan strekkja tendere ぴんと張る 바싹 죄다; 팽팽해지다 įtempti nostiept; nostiegrot menegang (zich) spannen stramme(s), strekke(s) naprężać esticar a (se) întinde туго натягивать napnúť (sa) napeti (se) zategnuti spänna[], sträcka[] ทำให้ตึง germek 拉緊 туго натягувати سيدھا کرنا kéo căng 拉紧