taut

Adjective
  1. Pulled or drawn tight (synset 302412229)
    "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
    similar to: tense - taut or rigid; stretched tight
    same as: tight
  2. Subjected to great tension;
    Stretched tight (synset 302414755)
    "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"
    similar to: tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

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