TAUTEN


Meaning of TAUTEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtȯ-t ə n ]

verb

( taut·ened ; taut·en·ing ˈtȯt-niŋ, ˈtȯ-t ə n-iŋ)

Date: circa 1814

transitive verb

: to make taut

tauten the rope

intransitive verb

: to become taut

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.