Dec 5, 2015 · The meaning of TAUT is having no give or slack : tightly drawn. How to use taut in a sentence.

TAUT meaning: 1. tight or completely stretched: 2. excited or nervous: 3. Taut writing or speech is controlled…. Learn more.

Taut definition: tightly drawn; tense; not slack.. See examples of TAUT used in a sentence.

1. tightly drawn; tense; not slack. 2. emotionally or mentally strained or tense: taut nerves. 3. in good order or condition; tidy; neat; trim.

Something that is taut is stretched very tight. When muscles are taut or cold there is more chance of injury or strain. The clothes line is pulled taut and secured.

Definition of taut adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4 days ago · taut (third-person singular simple present tauts, present participle tauting, simple past and past participle tauted) (transitive) To make taut; to tauten, to tighten. quotations

Taut means tight rather than slack. The tightrope ought to be taut and not dangling down by the lion cage.

taut, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Dec 5, 2016 · Synonyms for TAUT: tight, tightened, rigid, tense, stiff, unyielding, firm, unrelaxed; Antonyms of TAUT: loose, slack, lax, hanging, floppy, limp, flaccid, sagging