taut

adj., taut·er, taut·est.

1. Pulled or drawn tight; not slack. See synonyms at tight.
2. Strained; tense: nerves taut with anxiety.
3. 1. Kept in trim shape; neat and tidy.
   2. Marked by the efficient, sparing, or concise use of something, such as language or detail: a taut movie script.

[Middle English tohte, distended, perhaps ultimately from Old English togian, to drag. See tow¹.]

tautly taut'ly adv.
tautness taut'ness n.

adjective

1. Stretched tightly: stiff, tense, tight. See tighten/loosen.
2. In good order or clean condition: neat, orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, spruce, tidy, trig, trim, well-groomed. Chiefly British tight. Idioms: neat as a pin. See clean/dirty, order/disorder.

adj

Definition: rigid, tight
Antonyms: droopy, flabby, loose, slack

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[tôt]

adj. (of a ship) having a disciplined and efficient crew.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stramt, spændt

Nederlands (Dutch)
strak, nerveus, strikt

Français (French)
adj. - tendu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - angespannt, gespannt, straff, in Ordnung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τεντωμένος, τσιτωμένος, (για πλοίο κ.λπ.) ετοιμόπλοος

Italiano (Italian)
teso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - retesado, esticado

Русский (Russian)
тугой, туго натянутый, подтянутый (худощавый), озабоченное выражение лица, без излишних атрибутов

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tenso, tirante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - spänd, styv, stram, snygg, putsad, fast, vältrimmad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拉紧的, 紧张的, 整洁的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 拉緊的, 緊張的, 整潔的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 긴장된, 완전히 정비된, 엄격한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ピンと張られた, 緊張した, 厳格な, 張りつめた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرتب, نظيف, متوتر, مشدود‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮במצב טוב (אוניה), מתוח, מסודר, נקי‬

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