taut

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Adj

1. (also, figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
2. (usually) Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.
3. (usually) Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
4. (figuratively) Experiencing anxiety or stress.
5. (usually) Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.
6. Strong; uncompromising.

Verb

To make taut; to tauten, to tighten.

Konzepte

straff

gespannt

spannen

stramm

prall

strack

angespannt

Gegenteil von

untaut, tight, concise, taciturn, unverbose

Synonyme

tense

tight

strained

firm

stern

stretched

stiff

nervous

rigid

serious

snug

straight

stretch

uptight

pull tight

become tight

intensive

set up hard

strain

even

stressed

unpermissive

erect

strict

take-up

tautly

tautness

critical

‼️

tidy

close

tightened

trim

upright

tightly stretched

be stiff

fully spread

taken up slack

resilient

bracing

removed slack

short

skin-tight

taut-

narrow

Übersetzungen

tenso

tendu

tenso

serré

tibant

teso

strak

tirante

tirato

gespannen

raide

anxieux

tens

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/tɔːt/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: taught

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: tohte

Geerbt von Altenglisch: tēon

Verwandt mit Schottisch: tacht

In summary

The adjective is derived from Middle English taught [and other forms], Early Middle English tohte, towehte (“strained, stretched; distended; tight; firm”), probably from tough, touth, touʒth, toʒt (“powerful, strong; fierce, violent; not tender, tough; hardy, resilient; steadfast, stout; difficult to do or endure”) and possibly influenced by togen, towen, past participle of ten (“to extend, stretch out; to drag, haul, pull, tow, tug”) (modern English tee (“(obsolete) to draw, lead; to draw away; to go, proceed”)), or directly from its etymon Old English tēon (“to drag, draw, pull”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull”)) The word may be related to thight (“(dialectal) compact, dense; close-fitting, tight”) and tight; and is cognate with Scots tacht, taght (“taut”).
The verb is probably derived from the adjective.