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tent 1
(tĕnt)n.
1. 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.
2. Something resembling such a portable shelter in construction or outline: "her hair a dark tent, her face a thin triangle" (Anne Tyler).
v. tent·ed, tent·ing, tents
v.intr.
To camp in a tent.
v.tr.
1. To form a tent over.
2. To supply with or put up in tents.
[Middle English, from Old French tente, from Vulgar Latin *tendita, from feminine past participle of Latin tendere, to stretch out; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
tent 2
(tĕnt)n.
A small cylindrical plug of lint or gauze used to keep open or probe a wound or an orifice.
tr.v. tent·ed, tent·ing, tents
To keep (a wound or orifice) open with such a plug.
[Middle English tente, from Old French, from tenter, to probe, from Latin tentāre, to feel, try; see tentative.]
tent 3
(tĕnt)tr.v. tent·ed, tent·ing, tents Scots
1. To pay heed to.
2. To attend; wait on.
[Middle English tenten, from tent, attention, short for attent, from Old French attente, from Vulgar Latin *attendita, from feminine past participle of Latin attendere, to wait on; see attend.]
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tent
(tɛnt)n
1.
a. a portable shelter of canvas, plastic, or other waterproof material supported on poles and fastened to the ground by pegs and ropes
b. (as modifier): tent peg.
2. something resembling this in function or shape
vb
3. (intr) to camp in a tent
4. (tr) to cover with or as if with a tent or tents
5. (tr) to provide with a tent as shelter
[C13: from Old French tente, from Latin tentōrium something stretched out, from tendere to stretch]
ˈtented adj
ˈtentless adj
ˈtentˌlike adj
tent
(tɛnt) medn
(Medicine) a plug of soft material for insertion into a bodily canal, etc, to dilate it or maintain its patency
vb
(Medicine) (tr) to insert such a plug into (a bodily canal, etc)
[C14 (in the sense: a probe): from Old French tente (noun), ultimately from Latin temptāre to try; see tempt]
tent
(tɛnt)n
(Brewing) obsolete a red table wine from Alicante, Spain
[C16: from Spanish tinto dark-coloured; see tint]
tent
(tɛnt)n
heed; attention
vb (tr)
1. to pay attention to; take notice of
2. to attend to
[C14: from attent attend and intent]
ˈtenter n
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tent1
(tɛnt)n.
1. a portable shelter or temporary structure of fabric or skins supported by poles and usu. secured by stakes in the ground.
2. something that resembles a tent.
3. tent dress.
v.t. 4. to provide with or lodge in tents.
v.i. 5. to live in a tent; encamp.
[1275–1325; Middle English tente < Old French < Latin tenta, feminine of tentus, past participle of tendere to extend, stretch; compare tentōrium tent]
tent′like`, adj.
tent2
(tɛnt)v.t. Chiefly Scot.
to give or pay attention to; heed.
[1250–1300; Middle English, derivative of tent (n.) attention, aph. variant of attent < Old French atente attention, intention < Latin attenta, feminine of attentus, past participle of attendere to attend]
tent3
(tɛnt)n.
1. a surgical probe.
2. a roll or pledget, usu. of soft absorbent material, as lint or gauze, for dilating an orifice, keeping a wound open, etc.
v.t. 3. to keep (a wound) open with a tent.
[1325–75; Middle English tente a probe < Middle French, n. derivative of tenter < Latin tentāre, variant of temptāre to probe, test. See tempt]
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tent
- Comes from a Latin word for "stretch," as early tents were made from cloth or skins stretched on poles.See also related terms for poles.
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tent
Past participle: tented
Gerund: tenting
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| Noun | 1. |  tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"backpacking tent, pack tent - a tent that can be carried in a backpack bell tent - a bell-shaped tent cabana - a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool cottage tent - a tent providing shelter for a family fly tent - a tent with a fly front guy cable, guy rope, guy wire, guy - a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) lean-to tent - tent that is attached to the side of a building mountain tent - a lightweight tent with a floor; flaps close with a zipper pop tent - a small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set up praetorium, pretorium - the tent of an ancient Roman general pup tent, shelter tent - a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows pyramidal tent - a large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen people shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger two-man tent - a tent designed for occupancy by two persons umbrella tent - a small tent with a single supporting pole and radiating metal ribs |
| 2. | tent - a web that resembles a tent or carpet web - an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn" | |
| Verb | 1. |  tent - live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" |
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Translations
خَيْمَةخَيْمَه
stan
telt
telk
چادر
teltta
šator
sátor
tjald
テント幕屋
천막
tabernaculum
palapinė
telts
cort
stan
šotor
tält
เต็นท์
lều
tent
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tent
(tent) noun a movable shelter made of canvas or other material, supported by poles or a frame and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs. When we go on holiday, we usually sleep in a tent.
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tent
→ خَيْمَة stan telt Zelt αντίσκηνο tienda de campaña teltta tente šator tenda テント 천막 tent telt namiot barraca, tenda палатка tält เต็นท์ çadır lều 帐篷Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tent
n. tienda, cámara esp. para cubrir un espacio en el cual se incluye al paciente;
oxygen ___ → ___ o cámara de oxígeno.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- We'd like a site for a tent
- Can we pitch our tent here?
- How much is it per night for a tent?
- How much is it per week for a tent?
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tent
n tienda; oxygen — tienda de oxígenoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.