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taut

part of speech:	adjective
inflections:	tauter, tautest
definition:	tightly drawn, pulled, or stretched; not loose. Pull the rope until it is taut. synonyms: stretched, tense, tight antonyms: slack similar words: pulled, rigid, strained
related words:	fast, stiff
derivations:	tautly (adv.), tautness (n.)

Homophone Note

The words taut and taught (past tense of "teach") sound alike but have different meanings.

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