Taut - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|tɔːt|
Brit.
|tɔːt|
adjective
- pulled or drawn tight (syn: tight)
taut sails
- subjected to great tension; stretched tighther nerves were taut as the strings of a bow
Extra examples
The rope was drawn taut.
The book is a taut thriller.
The rope was stretched taut.
Catherine looked upset, her face taut.
His nerves were so taut, he jumped when the cork popped.
The murmur of the water provides balm for taut nerves.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: tauter
superlative: tautest
comparative: tauter
superlative: tautest
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