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.
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.
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 splendid tent was erected on the brae north of the town, and round that the countless congregation assembled.
A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent.
[…] feeling his erection making a tent in his pants.
verb
To go camping.
We’ll be tenting at the campground this weekend.
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.
To form into a tent-like shape.
The sheet tented over his midsection.
Synonym of fumigate.
verb
To attend to; to heed
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to guard; to hinder.