verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make taut; to taut. transitive

   "Tauten the rope."

2. 2
   make taut or tauter wordnet
3. 3
   To become taut. ergative

   "The rope tautened."

4. 4
   become taut or tauter wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

continuecrankcrank indrag outdrawdraw in

Etymology

From taut + -en.

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