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taut

Syllabification: (taut)
Pronunciation: /tôt/

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Definition of taut

adjective

  • 1stretched or pulled tight; not slack:the fabric stays taut without adhesive
  • (especially of muscles or nerves) tense; not relaxed.
  • 2(of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled:a taut text of only a hundred and twenty pages
  • 3(of a ship) having a disciplined and efficient crew.

Derivatives

tauten

Pronunciation: /ˈtôtn/

verb

tautly

adverb

tautness

noun

Origin:

Middle English tought 'distended', perhaps originally a variant of tough

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