| Front | taut |
|---|---|
| Back | BrE /tɔːt/NAmE /tɔːt/ adjective 1 stretched tightlytaut violin strings Keep the rope taut. His skin was stretched taut across his cheekbones. 2 showing that you are anxious or tensea voice taut with anger Her face was taut and pale. 3 (of a person or their body) with firm muscles; not fatHis body was solid and taut. 4 (of a piece of writing, etc.) tightly controlled, with no unnecessary parts in ita taut thriller the writer's taut prose  taut•ly/BrE tɔːtli; NAmE tɔːtli/ adverbtaut•ness/BrE tɔːtnəs; NAmE tɔːtnəs/ noun [uncountable] |
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