stay taut

Frequency: 6.05.2 per million words

To continue to be in a tightly stretched state.

tautVERB + taut

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stay

Examples (10)

  • Exercise helps your muscles to stay taut.
  • The rope must stay taut to support the climber's weight.
  • Maintaining a strong core involves keeping your abdominal muscles staying taut.
  • Even during the storm, the ship's rigging managed to stay taut.
  • She adjusted the straps to ensure the backpack would stay taut against her back.
  • For a clear sound, the drumhead needs to stay perfectly taut.
  • Despite its age, the trampoline's surface continues to stay remarkably taut.
  • It is essential for the fishing line to stay taut to detect even the slightest bite.
  • His jaw muscles would often stay taut when he was concentrating intensely.
  • Make sure the clothesline doesn't sag; it needs to stay taut.