Tent

Word TENT
Character 4
Hyphenation tent
Pronunciations /tɛnt/

Definitions and meanings of "Tent"

What do we mean by tent?

A portable shelter made of fabric or other material stretched over a supporting framework of poles and usually stabilized or secured to the ground with cords and stakes. noun

Something resembling such a portable shelter in construction or outline. noun

To camp in a tent. intransitive verb

To form a tent over. intransitive verb

To supply with or put up in tents. intransitive verb

A small cylindrical plug of lint or gauze used to keep open or probe a wound or an orifice. noun

To keep (a wound or orifice) open with such a plug. transitive verb

To pay heed to. transitive verb

To attend; wait on. transitive verb

To pitch one's tent; live in or as in a tent.

To try; test.

To probe; sound.

To apply a tent or pledget to; keep open with a tent.

To tempt. See tempt.

A covering or shelter, or a portable lodge, made of some flexible material, as skins, coarse cloth, or canvas, supported by one or more poles, and stretched by means of cords secured to tent-pegs, or in some other way. noun

A habitation; a dwelling. noun

A. raised wooden box or platform set up in the open air, from which clergymen formerly used to preach when the hearers were too numerous to be accommodated within doors: still sometimes used. noun

An apparatus used in field-photography as a substitute for the dark room. noun

A probe. noun

In surgery, a piece of some fabric, bunch of horsehairs or threads, or small cylinder of sponge, laminaria, or other substance introduced into some opening, either natural (as the cervical canal of the uterus) or artificial (as a wound), to keep it open or increase its caliber. noun

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 representation of a tent used as a bearing.

A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.

A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent.

Bulge a bulging of the crotch in males where the dick clearly shows from the result of an erection Urban Dictionary

Japanese slang: When a fully clothed man has an erection, his friends may laugh, and some may call his organ a "tento mushi" (tent bug); others may also ask the below example with their tongue in their cheek. Urban Dictionary

1.A portable shelter made of some sort of cloth stretched over a supporting framework of poles with ropes and pegs. 2. The adultfanfiction.net suggested abbreviation to be put in the summary of a story containing tentacle sex Urban Dictionary

A place for people to have sex Urban Dictionary

Method for channeling rain through a sleeping bag Urban Dictionary

The tent is jail or prison Urban Dictionary

When an uncut guy stretches out his foreskin, it creates a tentlike space. Urban Dictionary

Outdoor sex due to lack of a house to fuck in Urban Dictionary

Some1 who u just met, for the first time that day, and u catch him pitchin a tent, and sometimes is a complete lying bastard who will say 1 thing, then completely go behind ur back and do it. Urban Dictionary

When the erect penis causes containing fabrics such as underwear or bedsheets to be raised in a tent-like shape. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tent

The word "tent" in example sentences

It is quite an agreeable change to see a leaden sky and hear the rain softly pattering on the tent roof, after many days of sweltering, dazzling heat, _when one is in a comfortable tent_. ❋ P. T. Ross (N/A)

A tent has been invented by Major H.H. Sibley, of the army, which is known as the "_Sibley tent_." ❋ Randolph Barnes Marcy (1849)

[Illustration: "_Gravely passed from tent to tent_"] [Illustration: "_And threw her arms round little Ann_"] "Look at that child," said one, "I'm sure ❋ G. M. George (N/A)

Getting the south's remaining archives out of a tent is the first step. ❋ Maggie Fick (2010)

My last excursion was indeed with a pop-up, to Glastonbury, and my other tent is an ultra light one for squishing into a backpack, so your Vango FBT is in a different league. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Under the tent is the sensible and the ethical and the soulful place to be. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Birdie lashed the full biscuit tin to the door to prevent its flapping, and also got what he called the tent downhaul round the cap and then tied it about himself outside his bag: if the tent went he was going too. ❋ Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1922)

Our goal is to ultimately spend less in total on films but because we are making fewer films and there is a greater percentage of those films that are what we call tent-poles, the average price for a film isn't necessarily going down significantly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This guy's "tent" is probably more luxurious than many of the homes in the neighborhood. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Looks like the tent is doing a little better now Del. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only reason I can see to spend more on a tent is less weight, you have to ask yourself if a handful of ounces is worth another $100 or more. ❋ Unknown (2009)

BTW bidding on the tent is up to $142.50 at this point. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gary: lol … maybe he should spend some time in tent city. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Many earthquake victims whose houses were destroyed now stay in tent cities. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Carter, Chuck claims lives in tent in Louisville, MS; from ❋ Unknown (2010)

Over the years we've added a "cook shack," a 12-foot extension from the main tent that gives us a place to prepare meals and store gear. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We had a pretty awning with tables and benches and a large main tent full of persian carpets and pillows. ❋ Nathreee (2009)

[Look], he has a [large] tent in his [shorts]! ❋ ME (2003)

"[Oi], [tento] o hatteru" (Yo, you're [setting up] your tent)? ❋ Ai Tsujidou (2013)

1. When they went camping, they slept in a tent. 2. The [summary] for the story read "[Buffy] meets an interesting monster while [patrolling]. Anal, DP, Humill, Tent. ❋ Lynx Wings (2005)

good fun and also [differs] from [the usual] places eg at a house , bed or [sofa] ❋ Thats A Secret (2003)

I [hate] that [fucking] tent. ❋ Chazzy (2004)

he [got busted] for traffiking, damn [dat nigga] [goin] to da tent ❋ NIGGIE (2006)

[Check out] my tent (while [stretching] it). ❋ 4sqin (2004)

[my mom] didn't [leave the house] [yesterday] so I had to tent with her ❋ Jhoker (2018)

[yo man] [hows] i.t..... dude... wtf, do i turn [u on]? tent? ❋ Belmont1188187746666566786765 (2010)

[What're] you [looking] at [me like] that for? I'm just tenting? ❋ Jeff Buckley (2007)

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