taut (redirected from tautening)

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 [tɔːt]

adj

1. tightly stretched; tense

2. showing nervous strain; stressed

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Chiefly nautical in good order; neat

[C14 tought; probably related to Old English togian to tow¹]

tautly  adv

tautness  n

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 When muscles are taut or cold, there is more chance of injury.
tense relaxed, loose, slack

2. tight, stretched, rigid, tightly stretched The clothes line is pulled taut and secured.
tight relaxed, loose, slack

3. strained, stressed, tense, fraught, drawn, drained, sapped, uptight (informal) She started to lose the taut air of anxiety.

4. concise, terse, succinct, sharp, crisp, compact, pithy a taut thriller about the hijacking of a school bus

Translations

taut [tɔːt] ADJ

1. (= tight) [rope] → tirante, tenso; [skin] → tirante
the rope is held taut by weights → la cuerda se mantiene tirante or tensa mediante unos pesos
to pull sth taut → tensar algo
to stretch sth taut → estirar algo hasta que quede tirante

2. (= tense) [person, face, voice] → tenso
their faces were taut with fear → tenían el rostro tenso por el miedo

3. (= firm) [body, legs] → firme, de carnes prietas; [muscles] → firme

4. (= tightly written) [novel, film] → compacto

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taut [ˈtɔːt] adj

(= stretched tight) [wire, rope, muscles, skin] → tendu(e)

(= firm) [body] → ferme

(= strained) [expression, voice] → tendu(e)

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taut

adj (+er)

rope → straff (gespannt); skin → straff; muscles → stramm, gestrafft; to hold something taut → etw straff halten; to be stretched taut → straff gespannt sein; to pull something taut → etw stramm ziehen; taut round thighs → pralle Oberschenkel pl

(fig: = tense) nerves, situation → (an)gespannt; person, voice → angespannt; look → gespannt; his face was taut with anger → sein Gesicht war vor Wut verzogen

(fig: = precise, economical) style, prose → knapp

(= lean) person → schlank; body → straff

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taut [tɔːt] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (also) (fig) → 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 kireä (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 pingottaa (se) tendre לִמתוֹחַ तनना, तानना, खींचना zategnuti (se), pritegnuti (se) megfeszít mengencangkan strekkja tendere ぴんと張る 팽팽하게 하다 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