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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. pulled or drawn tight;
- Example: "taut sails"
- Example: "a tight drumhead"
- Example: "a tight rope"
[syn: taut, tight]

2. subjected to great tension; stretched tight;
- Example: "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"
- Example: "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Taut \Taut\, a. [Dan. t[ae]t; akin to E. tight. See Tight.]
   1. (Naut.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a
      rope that is tightly strained.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Snug; close; firm; secure.
      [1913 Webster]

   Taut hand (Naut.), a sailor's term for an officer who is
      severe in discipline.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

taut
    adj 1: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead";
           "a tight rope" [syn: taut, tight]
    2: 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"