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Definition of: taut
(tôt) adjective
1. Hard-drawn; stretched tight.
2. In proper shape; ready; tidy.
3. Tense; tight: taut muscles.
4. Obs. Filled to distention; firm. [ME toyt, toht; origin uncertain]
—taut′ly adverb
—taut′ness noun
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