tent

Speech parts

1. tent - Noun

2. tent - Verb

Meaning

Intention; design.

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

Attention; regard, care.

To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder.

To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively.

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.

A probe for searching a wound.

A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp.

The representation of a tent used as a bearing.

To lodge as a tent; to tabernacle.

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Can we go camping again this summer? Source: Internet

The circus tented near the town Source: Internet

The houseguests had to camp in the living room Source: Internet

A 25mph westerly wind helped the fire spread quickly through the miniature tent city. Source: Internet

A B.C. mother is asking for information after her 24-year-old son was violently assaulted and left for dead in a tent in Strathcona Park last month. Source: Internet

Aberdeen-based chartered accountants Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP will also support the virtual event, sponsoring the festival’s Have a Tipple tent. Source: Internet

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