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What does taut mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word taut? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Tight; under tension, as in a rope or bow string.
  2. Experiencing stress or anxiety.
  3. Containing only relevant parts, brief and controlled.
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The wind whipped at her skirt pulling the material taut across her calves and thighs, outlining her shape as the marble of a statue.
You yourself will certainly feel the rhythm, slack or strong, high or low, taut or loose.
Crouching at opposite sides of a clay-floored ring, muscles taut and bodies glistening with sweat, the two sumo wrestlers stare each other down.
Then you do a final stitch way into the wadding, pull the thread taut and clip the end just above the surface.
Above a carefully cut animal skin, an arc of wood is stretched taut by a rope.
Her taut, athletic stature moved fluidly across the pool deck toward the lounger.

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