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[ UK /tˈɔːt/ ]
[ US /ˈtɔt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. pulled or drawn tight
    a tight drumhead
    a tight rope
    taut sails
  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

How To Use taut In A Sentence

  • Normally, at times likes these, Montgomerie's nerves are so taut that it would be possible to play a guitar solo on them.
  • He pressed his palm against Rob's chest, felt his heart beating slowly beneath the smooth, tanned skin and taut muscles.
  • This is a taut, tense and thrilling two hours, supercharged with some serious star power. The Sun
  • The skin of her cheeks tautened.
  • Leinsdorf shows unwonted impetuosity in his approach to tempos, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, while not consistently as refined as it could be, plays the music tautly.
  • These structures are called tautomers, which exist in dynamic equilibrium with each other.
  • By the time the sloop's deck was perpendicular, we had unbent the boom-lift from below, made it fast to the wharf, and, with the other end fast nearly to the mast-head, heaved it taut with block and tackle. SMALL-BOAT SAILING
  • He kept his eyes on the road ahead, his face taut with concentration.
  • Two strands of thread are crossed over the desired area and pulled taut, cutting the hairs in perfect symmetry. The Sun
  • He makes the point that reduplicative is really tautologous - ‘duplicative’ would have been sufficient, if it were a noun.
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