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taut |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Taut \Taut\, a. [Dan. t[ae]t; akin to E. tight. See {Tight}.] 1. (Naut.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained. 2. Snug; close firm; secure. {Taut hand} (Naut.), a sailor's term for an officer who is severe in discipline. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: taut adj 1: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" [syn: {tight}] 2: 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" [syn: {drawn}]
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