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 | ||