What does tent mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tent, collapsible shelternoun

    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"

  2. tentverb

    a web that resembles a tent or carpet

  3. camp, encamp, camp out, bivouac, tentverb

    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"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tentnoun

    Etymology: tente, French; tentorium, Lat.

    The Turks, the more to terrify Corfu, taking a hill not far from it, covered the same with tents. Richard Knolles.

    Because of the same craft he wrought with them; for by occupation they were tent makers. Acts xviii. 23.

    He saw a spacious plain, whereon
    Were tents of various hue: by some were herd
    Of cattle grazing. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi.

    To Chaffis’ pleasing plains he took his way,
    There pitch’d his tents, and there resolv’d to stay. Dryden.

    Modest doubt is call’d
    The beacon of the wise; the tent that searches
    To th’ bottom of the worst. William Shakespeare, Troil. and Cressida.

    A declining orifice keep open by a small tent dipt in some medicaments, and after digestion withdraw the tent and heal it. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

  2. To Tentverb

    To search as with a medical tent.

    I’ll tent him to the quick; if he but blench,
    I know my course. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    I have some wounds upon me, and they smart.
    —— Well might they fester ’gainst ingratitude,
    And tent themselves with death. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

    Some surgeons, possibly against their own judgments, keep wounds tented, often to the ruin of their patient. Richard Wiseman.

  3. To Tentverb

    To lodge as in a tent; to tabernacle.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    The smiles of knaves
    Tent in my cheeks, and schoolboy’s tears take up
    The glasses of my sight. William Shakespeare.

Wikipedia

  1. Tent

    A tent ( (listen)) is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over, attached to a frame of poles or a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs. First used as portable homes by nomads, tents are now more often used for recreational camping and as temporary shelters. Tents range in size from "bivouac" structures, just big enough for one person to sleep in, up to huge circus tents capable of seating thousands of people. Tents for recreational camping fall into two categories. Tents intended to be carried by backpackers are the smallest and lightest type. Small tents may be sufficiently light that they can be carried for long distances on a touring bicycle, a boat, or when backpacking. The second type are larger, heavier tents which are usually carried in a car or other vehicle. Depending on tent size and the experience of the person or people involved, such tents can usually be assembled (pitched) in between 5 and 25 minutes; disassembly (striking) takes a similar length of time. Some very specialised tents have spring-loaded poles and can be pitched in seconds, but take somewhat longer to strike (take down and pack). Over the past decade, tents have also been increasingly linked with homelessness crises in the United States, Canada, and other regions. Places of multiple homeless people living in tents closely pitched or plotted near each other are often referred to as tent cities.

ChatGPT

  1. tent

    A tent is a portable shelter, typically made of canvas or other similar materials and supported by poles and ropes. It is primarily used for camping or other outdoor activities, providing protection from the weather, insects, and other outdoor elements. Tents can come in various sizes, from small ones that can accommodate a single person to large ones that can fit multiple people. Some may also have additional features such as windows, doors, or ventilation systems.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tentnoun

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

  2. Tentnoun

    attention; regard, care

  3. Tentnoun

    intention; design

  4. Tentverb

    to attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder

  5. Tentverb

    to probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively

  6. Tentnoun

    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

  7. Tentnoun

    a probe for searching a wound

  8. Tentnoun

    a pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp

  9. Tentnoun

    the representation of a tent used as a bearing

  10. Tentverb

    to lodge as a tent; to tabernacle

Wikidata

  1. Tent

    A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over, attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs. First used as portable homes by nomadic peoples, tents are now more often used for recreational camping and temporary shelters. Tents range in size from "bivouac" structures, just big enough for one person to sleep in, up to huge circus tents capable of seating thousands of people. The bulk of this article is concerned with tents used for recreational camping which have sleeping space for one to ten people. Larger tents are discussed in a separate section below. Tents for recreational camping fall into two categories. Tents intended to be carried by backpackers are the smallest and lightest type. Small tents may be sufficiently light that they can be carried for long distances on a touring bicycle, a boat, or when backpacking. The second type are larger, heavier tents which are usually carried in a car or other vehicle. Depending on tent size and the experience of the person or people involved, such tents can usually be assembled in between 5 and 25 minutes; disassembly takes a similar length of time. Some very specialised tents have spring-loaded poles and can be 'pitched' in seconds, but take somewhat longer to strike.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tent

    tent, n. a portable lodge or shelter, generally of canvas stretched on poles: a plug or roll of lint used to dilate a wound or opening in the flesh—v.t. to probe: to keep open with a tent.—ns. Tent′-bed, a bed having a canopy hanging from a central point overhead; Tent′-cloth, canvas, duck, &c. suitable for tents.—adj. Ten′ted, covered with tents.—ns. Ten′ter, one who lives in a tent; Tent′-fly, an external piece of canvas stretched above the ridge-pole of a tent, shading from sun or shielding from rain; Tent′ful, as many as a tent will hold; Tent′-guy, an additional rope for securing a tent against a storm.—adjs. Ten′tiform, shaped like a tent; Ten′ting (Keats), having the form of a tent.—ns. Tent′-mak′er, one who makes tents; Tent′-peg, -pin, a strong peg of notched wood, or of iron, driven into the ground to fasten one of the ropes of a tent to; Tent′-peg′ging, a favourite cavalry exercise in India, in which the competitor, riding at full speed, tries to bear off a tent-peg on the point of a lance; Tent′-pole, one of the poles used in pitching a tent; Tent′-rope, one of the ropes by which a tent is secured to the tent-pins, generally one for each breadth of the canvas; Tent′-stitch, in worsted and embroidery, a series of parallel diagonal stitches—also Petit point; Tent′-work, work produced by embroidering with tent-stitch. [Fr. tente—Low L. tenta—L. tendĕre, to stretch.]

  2. Tent

    tent, n. a Spanish wine of a deep-red colour. [Sp. tinto, deep-coloured—L. tinctus, pa.p. of tingĕre, to dye.]

  3. Tent

    tent, v.t. (Scot.) to take heed.—v.i. to be careful.—n. care, watchfulness. [Same as Intent.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. tent

    A canvas shelter pitched upon a pole or poles, and stayed with cords and pegs. Also, a roll of lint, or other material, used in searching a wound. Also, a small piece of iron which kept up the cock of a gun-lock.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. tent

    (Lat. tentorium, from tentus, “stretched”). A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of canvas or other coarse cloth, stretched and sustained by poles; used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp. The early Greek, and afterward the Macedonian tents, were small coverings of skin, under each of which two soldiers slept. Alexander the Great is said to have had a pavilion of extraordinary magnificence, which could contain 100 beds. The Roman soldiers seem to have used two sorts of tents,—one, a tent proper, of canvas or some analogous material, and constructed with two solid upright poles, and a roof-piece between them; the other more resembling a light hut, of a wooden skeleton, covered by bark, hides, mud, straw, or any material which afforded warmth. The Roman tent held 10 soldiers, with their decanus, or corporal. Modern military tents are all made of linen or cotton canvas, supported by one or more poles, according to shape, and held extended by pegs driven into the ground. The tents used in the military service of the United States comprise the following:

  2. tent

    To cover with tents; to pitch tents upon; as, a tented plain.

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'tent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4810

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'tent' in Nouns Frequency: #2233

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tent in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of tent in a Sentence

  1. Myles Garrett:

    I took a shot on one of the first plays. After that, it was tough. Using running back Josh Jacobs and a short passing game, Carr controlled the clock in the second half and kept the ball away from the Browns( 5-3). On the Raiders first two drives after halftime, the first leading to their go-ahead TD and the other to Carlsons 24-yard field goal with 4:24 left, they ate up 17:41. Oakland had the ball for 37:43 to 22:17 for Cleveland. Josh Jacobs finished with a career-high 128 yards 80 in the second half on 31 carries. Last week, Josh Jacobs had just 17 yards on 10 attempts. It was about time we had a run game like that, Josh Jacobs said. It feels good to be that dominant. The Raiders defense did The Raiders defense part as Las Vegas stopped Las Vegas NFL record of allowing at least 10 points at 116 straight games. Baker Mayfield couldnt get anything going with Clevelands offense, which was without star receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who suffered a season-ending knee injury last week. Baker Mayfield, who completed 21 passes in a row in the win over Cincinnati a week ago, went 12 of 25 for 122 yards. Mayfields last throw toward Jarvis Landry in the end zone was incomplete with 1:58 left, and Cody Parkey missed a 37-yard field goal to end Clevelands chances. Cody Parkey did make kicks of 41 and 38 yards. Theweather was brutal. The wind, measured from the west at 35 mph at kickoff, made it difficult for both quarterbacks to throw ; affected every punt and kick ; and forced the 12,000 fans to bundle up as it felt more like a game in late December or in Cleveland, early May. Im from the beach, Renfrow said. That was more wind than a hurricane it seemed like. It was coming sideways, backwards and forward. Carr did an excellent job managing the clock in the final minute of the first half to set up Carlsons 33-yard field goal as time expired to put The Raiders up 6-3. The Raiders appeared to take the lead in the second quarter when Carr connected with Henry Ruggs III in the back right corner of the end zone. However, Ruggs was ruled out of bounds and the call was upheld following a video review and Raiders challenge. Las Vegas settled for Carlsons 29-yard field goal to tie Las Vegas 3-3. Earlier, Carlsonhad a 41-yard attemptat the opposite end of the field blown sideways and the ball clanged off the left upright. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Myles Garrett SLOWED Myles Garrett was limited by an ankle injury that kept Myles Garrett out of practice this week, and now hes dealing with a knee issue. At one point, Myles Garrett was evaluated in the medical tent but came back. Myles Garrett was kept out on several plays, and lacked Myles Garrett usual explosiveness off the line. We havent made excuses and were not going to start now. Its a next-man-up league.

  2. Henry Cuellar:

    All they’re doing is, they’re moving kids from one tent to the other tent and saying, ‘Oh, they’re not in the Border Patrol (custody),’.

  3. Saudi Proverb:

    If the camel once get his nose in a tent, the body will soon follow.

  4. Yolanda Gonzalez:

    It started with one tent, and then, eventually, in less than three weeks, all of a sudden, all these tents went up.

  5. Heiko Ostendorf:

    They think the refugees who come to Germany had nothing back home, lived in corrugated iron huts and should be thankful to have running water here. But that's rubbish, and the idea they're living in wonderland now even though some sleep in tent cities and gymnasiums is absolute nonsense.

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