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tent

/tɛnt/

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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.

Examples :

"We were camping in a three-man tent."

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noun

The representation of a tent used as a bearing.

Examples :

"The surveyor used a tent to mark the location for the new school building. "

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noun

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

Examples :

"Because the church was full, the pastor set up a tent outside for the overflow of worshippers. "

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

Examples :

"The carpenter's new trousers had a fabric tent protruding from the side pocket, catching on the tools. "

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verb

Examples :

"We’ll be tented at the campground this weekend."

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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.

Examples :

"To prevent grease from splattering, she tentéd the aluminum foil over the lasagna before baking it. "

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To form into a tent-like shape.

Examples :

"The sheet tented over his midsection."

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Attention; regard, care.

Examples :

"The teacher's tent on the students' well-being was evident in her careful lesson planning. "

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Intention; design.

Examples :

"My sister's tent was to complete her project by Friday. "

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To attend to; to heed

Examples :

"The teacher tended to the student's needs, making sure everyone understood the lesson. "

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To guard; to hinder.

Examples :

"The teacher tented the students' progress, preventing them from getting ahead too quickly. "

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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.

Examples :

"The doctor used a small tent to keep the patient's wound open and prevent infection. "

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A probe for searching a wound.

Examples :

"The doctor used a tent to carefully explore the deep cut on the boy's knee. "

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(sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.

Examples :

"to tent a wound"

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

Examples :

"My grandmother brought a bottle of tent wine to share at the family dinner. "

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