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  1. tauten:
  2. taut:


English

Detailed Synonyms for tauten in English

tauten:

tauten verb

  1. tauten
    – make taut or tauter 1
    firm; tauten
    – make taut or tauter 1
  2. tauten
    – become taut or tauter 1
    firm; tauten
    – become taut or tauter 1
    • firm verb
      • Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly1
    • tauten verb
      • the rope tautened1

Alternate Synonyms for "tauten":


Related Definitions for "tauten":

  1. make taut or tauter1
    • tauten a rope1
  2. become taut or tauter1
    • the rope tautened1

tauten form of taut:

taut adj

  1. taut
    taut; set; fixed
  2. taut
    – pulled or drawn tight 1
    tight; taut
    – pulled or drawn tight 1
    • tight adj
      • a tight drumhead1
      • a tight rope1
    • taut adj
      • taut sails1
  3. taut
    – subjected to great tension; stretched tight 1
    taut
    – subjected to great tension; stretched tight 1
    • taut adj
      • her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow1

Related Words for "taut":

  • tautness, tauter, tautest, tautly, tauten

Alternate Synonyms for "taut":


Related Definitions for "taut":

  1. pulled or drawn tight1
    • taut sails1
  2. subjected to great tension; stretched tight1
    • her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow1