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