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Tent has 10 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

"he pitched his tent near the creek"

2

a web that resembles a tent or carpet

"The spider spun a delicate web across the garden gate that resembled a tiny tent."

3

A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.

"The sommelier poured a rich glass of tent into the crystal decanter to highlight its deep red hue."

4

Attention; regard, care.

5

A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.

6

A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; called also tent wine, and tinta.

In plain English: A tent is a lightweight shelter made of fabric that people set up outdoors to sleep in while camping.

"We set up our tent in the backyard for the camping trip."

Usage: Use "tent" to refer to a portable shelter made of cloth supported by poles that provides temporary protection from weather. Do not confuse this common meaning with the archaic terms for medical sponges or specific types of red Spanish wines.

Verb
1

live in or as if in a tent

"Can we go camping again this summer?"

"The circus tented near the town"

"The houseguests had to camp in the living room"

2

To go camping.

"The surgeon used his finger as a tent to lift the eyelid and examine the eye without damaging the surrounding tissue."

3

To attend to; to heed

4

To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.

In plain English: To tent means to cover something with a cloth so it looks wrinkled and lumpy, often because you are trying to hide it or make it look old-fashioned.

"The heavy rain caused their small tent to collapse in minutes."

Example Sentences
"We set up our tent in the backyard for the camping trip." noun
"The hikers set up their tent before nightfall to escape the rain." noun
"She placed her reading lamp inside the small tent in the corner of the room." noun
"A temporary tent was erected at the fairground for vendors to sell hot food." noun
"The heavy rain caused their small tent to collapse in minutes." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
shelter web populate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
backpacking tent bell tent cabana canvas tent cottage tent fly tent lean-to tent mountain tent pavilion pop tent praetorium pup tent pyramidal tent tepee tupik two-man tent umbrella tent

Origin

The word "tent" entered English via the French and Latin words for a stretched-out covering, derived from tendere, meaning to stretch. It replaced an earlier native term related to pitching or tilting before eventually becoming our modern spelling.

Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent shent
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