taut

adjective/ˈtezu/medium

te·so

Definitions

1Stretched or pulled tight; not slack.

The rope was so taut it felt like a metal bar.

The athlete's muscles were taut before the race.

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Common collocations

taut ropetaut musclestaut skin

2(Informal) Having little or no money.

I'm broke this month, I can't go out for dinner.

He's been broke since he lost his job.

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flat brokestony brokego broke

Do latim 'tensus', particípio passado de 'tendere' (esticar, tensionar).