Definition of taut Taut
/tɔˈt/ - [tot] - taut
We found 10 definitions of taut from 6 different sources.
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What does taut mean?
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Adjectivetaut, tauter, tautest |
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| taut - pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" | ||
| tight | ||
| tense taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings" | ||
| taut - subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow" | ||
| tense taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- taut (a.)
Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained. - taut (a.)
Snug; close; firm; secure.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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taut
Taught, tawt, adj. tightly drawn: in good condition.—v.t. Taut′en, to make tight.—n. Taut′ness. [A form of tight.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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taut
[from the Anglo-Saxon tought]. Tight.
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