TENT
/tษnt/
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Definition
/tษnt/
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.”
- The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
- A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.
verb
- To go camping.“Weโll be tented 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.”
Source: Wiktionary
