taut(adjective satellite) pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
(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"
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