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tauten

/ˈtɔːtən/

tautenverb

tautened

Past Simple

tautened

Past Participle

tautening

Gerund

/ˈtɔːtən/

Translations

He began to tauten the ropes to secure the tent.

Он начал натягивать веревки, чтобы закрепить палатку.

She could feel her muscles tauten as she prepared to lift the weights.

Она почувствовала, как ее мышцы напряглись, когда она готовилась поднять тяжести.

Additional translations

увеличивать натяжение

Definitions

To make or become tight or taut.

The sailor tautened the ropes to secure the sails.

To become tense, strained, or less relaxed; to grow taut in a figurative sense.

Diplomatic relations between the neighbors tautened after the border incident.

Synonyms

pull tight

draw tight

Antonyms