Tent

/tɛnt/

noun

  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.

    We were camping in a three-man tent.

  2. The representation of a tent used as a bearing.

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

verb

  1. To go camping.

    We’ll be tented at the campground this weekend.

  2. 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.

  3. To form into a tent-like shape.

    The sheet tented over his midsection.

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