taut

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adjective

1. pulled or drawn tight (Freq. 4)
- taut sails
- a tight drumhead
- a tight rope
• Syn:
tight
• Similar to:
tense
• Derivationally related forms:
tightness (for: tight), tautness
2. subjected to great tension;
stretched tight (Freq. 1)
- the skin of his face looked drawn and tight
- her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow
• Similar to:
tense
• Derivationally related forms:
tautness