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taut / tôt/ • adj. stretched or pulled tight; not slack: the fabric stays taut without adhesive. ∎ (esp. of muscles or nerves) tense; not relaxed. ∎ fig. (of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled: a taut text of only a hundred and twenty pages. ∎ (of a ship) having a disciplined and efficient crew. DERIVATIVES: taut·en / ˈtôtn/ v. taut·ly adv. taut·ness n. |
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"taut." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "taut." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-taut.html "taut." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-taut.html |
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taut, the maritime word meaning tight, usually in relation to a sailing vessel's rigging or the hauling of ropes. The word is also used for many similar meanings, as ‘He's a taut hand’, meaning ‘he's a stern disciplinarian’; ‘a taut ship’, meaning that it is a smart ship and well disciplined.
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"taut." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "taut." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-taut.html "taut." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-taut.html |
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taut †tense, distended XIV; tightly drawn XVII. For earlier taught, alt. of tought, ME. touht, toʒt, prob. identical with the common var. tought of TOUGH, with the sense influenced by assoc. with toʒ-, pp. stem of tee, OE. tēon draw, pull.
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T. F. HOAD. "taut." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "taut." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-taut.html T. F. HOAD. "taut." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-taut.html |
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taut tôt adj. (of a ship) having a disciplined and efficient crew.
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"taut." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "taut." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-taut.html "taut." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-taut.html |
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•abort, apport, assort, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, court, distraught, escort, exhort, export, extort, fort, fought, fraught, import, methought, misreport, mort, naught, nought, Oort, ought, outfought, port, Porte, purport, quart, rort, short, snort, sort, sought, sport, support, swart, taught, taut, thought, thwart, tort, transport, wart, wrought
•cohort • backcourt • Port Harcourt
•forecourt • onslaught • dreadnought
•Connacht • aeronaut • Argonaut
•juggernaut • cosmonaut • astronaut
•aquanaut • davenport • carport
•passport • airport
•Freeport, seaport
•Shreveport
•heliport, teleport
•Stockport • outport • Coalport
•spoilsport
•Newport, viewport
•hoverport
•forethought, malice aforethought
•afterthought • worrywart
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"taut." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "taut." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-taut.html "taut." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-taut.html |
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