taut
Speech parts
1. taut - Adjective
2. taut - Verb
3. taut - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
Snug; close; firm; secure.
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taut sails
a tight drumhead
a tight rope
the skin of his face looked drawn and tight
her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow
And using the included Bravo hand pump, I was able to inflate it until it was absolutely taut.