tent

noun

\ ˈtent

Definition of tent

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 : a collapsible shelter of fabric (such as nylon or canvas) stretched and sustained by poles and used for camping outdoors or as a temporary building

2 : dwelling

3a : something that resembles a tent or that serves as a shelter especially : a canopy or enclosure placed over the head and shoulders to retain vapors or oxygen being medically administered

b : the web of a tent caterpillar

tent

verb (1)

tented; tenting; tents

Definition of tent (Entry 2 of 3)

intransitive verb

1 : to reside for the time being : lodge

2 : to live in a tent

transitive verb

1 : to cover with or as if with a tent

2 : to lodge in tents

tent

verb (2)

tented; tenting; tents

Definition of tent (Entry 3 of 3)

transitive verb

chiefly Scotland

: to attend to

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Synonyms for tent

Synonyms: Noun

awning, canopy, ceiling, cover, roof

Examples of tent in a Sentence

Noun

a huge tent was erected for the outdoor wedding reception

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Some local leaders say yes, but the federal government still defines the people living in Seattle’s tent camps as homeless. — Scott Greenstone, The Seattle Times, "Tell us your stories about home and homelessness," 27 Mar. 2019 After critical and commercial success in London and New York City, the acclaimed art fair Frieze stretched its tent over Paramount Studios in Los Angeles last week. — Vogue, "From Brad Pitt to Beyoncé, All the Stars Inside All of the Parties Hosted During Frieze Los Angeles," 19 Feb. 2019 Aipac’s tent is big—some 18,000 people will show up to this weekend’s Policy Conference—and... — Lou Weiss, WSJ, "Why Do Americans Care About Israel?," 21 Mar. 2019 Everyone’s kind of ushered through security and tents that separate everyone. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "'The Masked Singer' Host Nick Cannon Spills the Clues We Need to Guess the Final 3 Stars," 23 Feb. 2019 Ruzizi Tented Lodge offers nine tents with en-suite bathrooms (from $195 per person per night, africanparks.org). — Nina Sovich, WSJ, "Secret Safaris: Little-Known National Parks in Africa," 22 Feb. 2019 Divine's Story Two airy white tents occupy what until the day before was just a plot of stark, dusty red land in Bugesera, rural Rwanda. — Caterina Clerici & Eléonore Hamelin, Marie Claire, "Rwanda's Future Is Female," 1 Feb. 2019 And through April 2019, America's oldest dude ranch is playing host to Under Canvas’s 26 safari-style tents. — Michaela Bechler, Vogue, "How to Do Winter Glamping Right (Among Saguaros in Arizona)," 8 Jan. 2019 Next to each tent was a protective kraal of thorn brush for the animals at night. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "Going Off-Grid in Namibia," 21 Dec. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Leave a Note Shinde is one of Botswana’s iconic luxury tented camps, refurbished in 2015 and located on the edge of the permanent waters of the Okavango Delta. — Condé Nast Traveler, "Shinde Enclave," 25 Aug. 2017 A rival group, the Worker’s Ex-Servicemen League, Communist vets at odds with Waters’s group, tented at 14th and D streets in Southwest Washington. — Terence Mcardle, Washington Post, "The veterans were desperate. Gen. MacArthur ordered U.S. troops to attack them.," 28 July 2017 Sherwood’s home has been tented so that sulfuryl fluoride, a poisonous, odorless gas, can be sprayed inside. — Bill Hanna, star-telegram, "Exterminating rare termites in Fort Worth home takes extreme measures," 27 June 2017 Outside, two tented stages will provide three days of musical performances. — Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, "Satchmo SummerFest announces lineup and a dance room with A/C," 27 June 2017 The design is suspended 30 feet above ground and features tented structures atop a mesh platform. — Elizabeth Stamp, CNN, "The architects throwing out the rulebook on hotel design," 15 June 2017 One morning this week, Markowski watched workers hoeing the rich soil between rows of tobacco beneath acres of tenting on his family's West Suffield farm. — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, "Foreign Competition, Labor Costs Push Connecticut Shade Tobacco Farmers To The Edge," 15 June 2017 Like Top Gear, the car segments are filmed around the world, along with the addition of audience segments, thanks to the show's mobile tented studio. — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, "'Grand Tour' host Richard Hammond escapes fiery crash in Switzerland," 10 June 2017 The 37,000-acre spread will open its sixth tented camp, North Bank Camp, on the Blackfoot River this month. — Compiled By Elaine Glusac, star-telegram.com, "Where to travel now if you’re yearning to explore the great outdoors," 7 June 2017

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