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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
taut


taut [taut tauter tautest] BrE [tɔːt] NAmE [tɔːt] adjective
1. stretched tightly
taut violin strings
Keep the rope taut.
His skin was stretched taut across his cheekbones.
2. showing that you are anxious or ↑tense
a voice taut with anger
Her face was taut and pale.
3. (of a person or their body)with firm muscles; not fat
His body was solid and taut.
4. (of a piece of writing, etc.)tightly controlled, with no unnecessary parts in it
a taut thriller
the writer's taut prose
Derived Words:tautly tautness

Word Origin:
Middle English tought ‘distended’, perhaps originally a variant of ↑tough.

Example Bank:
Her body went as taut as a bowstring.
His skin was stretched taut over his cheekbones.
Try to keep the lead taut, as it will help your puppy to learn.

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