Meaning

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..

Definitions by Sense

1. 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.
2. (archaic) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
3. (Scotland) A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.
4. A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent.
5. (intransitive) To go camping.
6. (cooking) To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
7. (intransitive) To form into a tent-like shape.
8. Synonym of fumigate.

Example Sentences

We were camping in a three-man tent.

We bought a new tent that can be put up in five seconds, but it took about twenty minutes to take it down and pack it away.

A splendid tent was erected on the brae north of the town, and round that the countless congregation assembled.

[…] feeling his erection making a tent in his pants.

We’ll be tenting at the campground this weekend.

The sheet tented over his midsection.

14th century, anonymous, The Romance of Syr Tryamoure He let hur have wemen at wylle, To tent hur, and that was skylle, And brought hur to bede

Lo ! lo ! my frend , take tent to this womman

Word Forms

• tents
• tenting
• tented

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When Should You Use Tent?

Use tent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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