taut Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite pulled or drawn tight
    tight.
    • taut sails
    • a tight drumhead
    • a tight rope
  2. adjective satellite 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

WordNet

Taut adjective
Etymology
Dan. tæt; akin to E. tight. See Tight.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
  2. Sung; close; firm; secure.

Webster 1913