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taut
adjective
Pulled or drawn tight
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tɔːt
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adjective
Pulled or drawn tight
“Taut sails”
adjective
Subjected to great tension; stretched tight
“The skin of his face looked drawn and tight”
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Taut sails
A tight drumhead
A tight rope
The skin of his face looked drawn and tight
Her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow
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