Definitions for tent
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tentnoun

   Etymology: tente, French; tentorium, Lat.

   1. A soldier’s moveable lodging-place, commonly made of canvas extended upon poles.

   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.

   2. Any temporary habitation; a pavilion.

   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.

   3. [ Tente, French.] A roll of lint put into a sore.

   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.

   4. [ Vino tinto, Spanish.] A species of wine deeply red, chiefly from Gallicia in Spain.

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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Lilia Dashevsky:

   Many people are hesitant to listen to us or even give second thought to our opinions and beliefs because they are different from the Republican 'norm,' we should be the open-tent party; it is extremely attractive for young people to feel included and accepted.

2. Bryan Cranston:

   I can't wait to see these and many more, i hope he stays in for a long, long time. And just collapses that whole tent of his.

3. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   I hope that as the militia groups come inside the tent ... and cooperate with the government, it will be possible for us and our partners to support a military training programme in the future, i'm confident that if the conditions are right for that training programme to take place in Libya, or in a neighbouring country, that will be more successful than trying to do it in Europe.

4. Caitlin na Houlihan:

   Has Vlad-i-mir Put-in become a class-ical mir-a-cle, a chron-icled obsta-cle, a convent-icle ora-cle, a pirat-ical spect-acle, a man-acled veh-icle, a tent-acled parti-cle, a monarch-ical art-icle, a cubi-cle recept-acle, a mon-acled cor-pus-cle, a pinn-acled ic-icle or a tri-ckled tre-acle?

5. Abdul Ghani:

   Abdul Ghani 65, lived in the northwestern Pakistan city of Jehangira for almost 39 years, and moved Abdul Ghani 65 family to Abdul Ghani 65 native Kunar Province in Afghanistan October. Now Abdul Ghani 65 finds Abdul Ghani 65 and Abdul Ghani 65 family caught up in the struggled that go along with a homecoming. Look at the situation of house, a hut in a tent colony for refugees. We have no safe drinking water and our children have not enough clothes. I never expected to face this condition in my native country.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tent
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tent
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tent
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tent
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tent
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=tent
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html