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A Writer's Dictionary:

taut Definition


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taut
adj tauter, tautest
    1. Pulled or stretched tight.
      Thesaurus: tight, stretched, rigid, contracted, strained, stressed, tense; Antonym: slack, loose.
    2. Showing nervous strain or anxiety.
    3. Said of a ship: in good condition.
Etymology: 14c as tought.



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