Sekirov Dictionary

taut

/tɔːt/

adjective 8
verb 1
forms 5

adjective8

•
Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- The pressure pad which holds the film taut as it passes the reproducing light beam must apply just the right amount of pressure. — 1929
•
(figurative) Experiencing anxiety or stress.
- His outward appearance was calm, but inside he was very taut. — 1989
•
Of music, writing, etc., containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
- If he curbs his swing a little and gets something crisper and tauter in his methods he may yet be very good. — 1921
•
Of a body, muscle, etc., not flabby; firm, toned.
- I watched him from the side as he strode along. His walk was quite different; his face too looked tauter. — 2014
Of a person, having a lean, strong body.
Strong; uncompromising.
•
(figurative) Of a sailor, ship, etc., neat and well-disciplined.
- [O]ur friend was a hearty toper in the days of his Whiggery, but no sooner turned one of the tautest of Tories, than he took to the tea-pot. It seems a thing against nature. — 1832
(figurative) Efficient and in order.

verb1

•
To make taut; to tauten, to tighten.
- Men come down to the bare nail / suffer or inflict pain // life demands degradation / tauts the thread that hangs us all: [...] — 2010

forms

tauted · tauting · tauts · tauter · tautest

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome