Related Clues:

• With little slack
• Like a drumhead
• Like part of a foot
• Having no play, say
• Sans slack
• Stretched just short of the breaking point
• Stretched tightly
• Emotionally strained
• Sans any slack
• Tensed
• Strung tightly
• Placed emphasis on
• Subjected to strain or emphasised.
• Stretched very tight
• Emphasised