Adjective taut has 2 senses
  1. taut, tight - pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
    Antonym: lax (indirect, via tense)
  2. drawn, taut - subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"
    Antonyms: relaxed, at ease (indirect, via tense)
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