English verb: tauten | |||
1. | tauten (change) become taut or tauter | ||
Samples | Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly. The rope tautened. | ||
Synonyms | firm | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tighten | ||
2. | tauten (change) make taut or tauter | ||
Samples | Tauten a rope. | ||
Synonyms | firm | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fasten, tighten | ||