taut

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

taut [taut tauter tautest] BrE [tɔːt] NAmE [tɔːt] adjective
1. stretched tightly
•taut violin strings
•Keep the rope taut.
•His skin was stretched taut across his cheekbones.
2. showing that you are anxious or ↑tense
•a voice taut with anger
•Her face was taut and pale.
3. (of a person or their body)with firm muscles; not fat
•His body was solid and taut.
4. (of a piece of writing, etc.)tightly controlled, with no unnecessary parts in it
•a taut thriller
•the writer's taut prose
Derived Words: ↑tautly ▪ ↑tautness

Word Origin:
Middle English tought ‘distended’, perhaps originally a variant of ↑tough.

Example Bank:
•Her body went as taut as a bowstring.
•His skin was stretched taut over his cheekbones.
•Try to keep the lead taut, as it will help your puppy to learn.