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Taut vs Slacklining - What's the difference?

taut | slacklining |

As an adjective taut

is tight; under tension, as in a rope or bow string.

As a noun slacklining is

a sport resembling tightrope walking but with the rope or webbing only partially taut.

As a verb slacklining is

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taut

English

Alternative forms

* (Scotland)

Adjective

(er)
  • Tight; under tension, as in a rope or bow string.
  • * 1883:
    • The hawser was as taut as a bowstring - so strong she pulled upon her anchor.
  • Experiencing stress or anxiety.
  • * 1989 Faye Kellerman, The Quality of Mercy
    • His outward appearance was calm, but inside he was very taut .
  • Containing only relevant parts, brief and controlled.
  • * 2007 Milton C. Sernett, Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory and History
    • Quick action and dialogue create a taut story, although it is illustration that shapes the characters.

    Derived terms

    * tauten * tautly * tautness

    Synonyms

    tense ----

    slacklining

    English

    (wikipedia slacklining)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A sport resembling tightrope walking but with the rope or webbing only partially taut.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 14, author=JerLongman, title=900 Feet Up With Nowhere to Go but Down, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Highlining was a high-wire version of slacklining , an extreme cousin of tightrope walking in which no pole was used for balance and the rope was elastic, allowing for various tricks involving walking, sitting, lying down, flipping, even spinning hula hoops.}}

    Verb

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