TAUT


Meaning of TAUT in English

/ tɔːt; NAmE / adjective

1.

stretched tightly :

Keep the rope taut.

2.

showing that you are anxious or tense :

Her face was taut and pale.

3.

( of a person or their body ) with firm muscles; not fat :

His body was solid and taut.

4.

( of a piece of writing, etc. ) tightly controlled, with no unnecessary parts in it

►  taut·ly adverb

►  taut·ness noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English tought distended , perhaps originally a variant of tough .

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