taut

Adjective
Synonyms: tight

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. pulled or drawn tight“taut sails”“a tight drumhead”“a tight rope”Synonyms: 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”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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