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Taut

tɔːt

Taut definitions
adjective
taut tauter tautest
  1. stretched or pulled tight; not slack

    "the fabric stays taut without adhesive"

    tight tightly stretched stretched rigid stressed not slack not loose
    • (especially of muscles or nerves) tense; not relaxed

      "my voice was taut with anger"

    • (of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled

      "a taut text of only a hundred and twenty pages"

    • (of a ship) having a disciplined and efficient crew

      "his language was salty and he ran a taut ship"