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tauttrim; tidy; tense: She speaks in short, taut sentences.
Not to be confused with:taught – past tense of teach: He taught me to sing.taut T0059800 (tôt)adj. taut·er, taut·est 1. a. Pulled or drawn tight; not slack. See Synonyms at tight.b. Flexed or not loose: taut muscles.c. Strained or tense: taut nerves.2. a. Kept in good order; trim: a taut ship.b. Marked by the efficient, sparing, or concise use of something, such as language or detail: a taut movie script.
[Middle English tohte, distended, perhaps ultimately from Old English togian, to drag; see tow1.]
taut′ly adv.taut′ness n.taut (tɔːt) adj1. tightly stretched; tense2. showing nervous strain; stressed3. (Nautical Terms) chiefly nautical in good order; neat[C14 tought; probably related to Old English togian to tow1] ˈtautly adv ˈtautness ntaut (tɔt)
adj. -er, -est. 1. tightly drawn; tense; not slack. 2. emotionally or mentally strained or tense: taut nerves. 3. in good order or condition; tidy; neat; trim. [1275–1325; earlier taught, Middle English tought; akin to tow1] taut′ly, adv. taut′ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | taut - pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"tighttense - taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings" | | 2. | 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 - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension |
tautadjective1. tense, rigid, tight, stressed, stretched, strained, flexed When muscles are taut or cold, there is more chance of injury.
tense relaxed, loose, slack2. tight, stretched, rigid, tightly stretched The clothes line is pulled taut and secured.
tight relaxed, loose, slack3. strained, stressed, tense, fraught, drawn, drained, sapped, uptight (informal) She started to lose the taut air of anxiety.4. concise, terse, succinct, sharp, crisp, compact, pithy a taut thriller about the hijacking of a school bustautadjective1. Stretched tightly:stiff, tense, tight.2. In good order or clean condition:neat, orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, spruce, tidy, trig, trim, well-groomed.Chiefly British: tight.Idiom: neat as a pin.Translationstaut (toːt) adjective pulled tight. Keep the string taut while you tie a knot in it. 拉緊的 拉紧的ˈtauten verb to make or become taut. The ropes were tautened. 拉緊 拉紧IdiomsSeerun a tight shiptaut
taut Chiefly nautical in good order; neat TAUT
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Related to taut: Bruno TautSynonyms for tautadj tenseSynonyms- tense
- rigid
- tight
- stressed
- stretched
- strained
- flexed
Antonymsadj tightSynonyms- tight
- stretched
- rigid
- tightly stretched
Antonymsadj strainedSynonyms- strained
- stressed
- tense
- fraught
- drawn
- drained
- sapped
- uptight
adj conciseSynonyms- concise
- terse
- succinct
- sharp
- crisp
- compact
- pithy
Synonyms for tautadj stretched tightlySynonymsadj in good order or clean conditionSynonyms- neat
- orderly
- shipshape
- snug
- spick-and-span
- spruce
- tidy
- trig
- trim
- well-groomed
- tight
Synonyms for tautadj pulled or drawn tightSynonymsRelated Wordsadj subjected to great tensionRelated Words |