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taut

/t/O/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. pulled or drawn tight

    adj.all

    Examples
    Taut sails.
    Synonyms tight

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. subjected to great tension; stretched tight

    adj.all

    Examples
    Her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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