"Taut" is a word in ENGLISH

bakát - Tight, taut, close, stretched. (cf. hugút, taníng).

bugtik v {1} [B; a] for containers to stretch, bulge, and become tight from being too full. Mubugtik (mabugtik) ang …

hayát-hayát - Dim. and Freq. of hayát. Somewhat supple, flexible, extendible, etc. Hayathayatí akó siníng mga sapátos, kay gutúk sa …

hínat - To stretch out, smooth, hold tightly to, open, (a book, cloth, paper, etc.), unfold, straighten out. Hináta ang …

hugút - Fast, firm, taut, tight, tense, stretched, not slack; to tighten, make taut, etc. Húgta ang kalát. Tighten the …

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

adj. /NA-/ tightly drawn, taut, not loose, stretched tightly. v. /MANG-:-EN/ to stretch tightly, draw tightly.

Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber.

Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.

Stretched tight; taut.