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tent1 definition

tent (tent)

noun

  1. a portable shelter consisting of canvas, skins, etc. stretched over poles and attached to stakes
  2. anything suggestive of a tent, as an oxygen tent

Etymology: ME < OFr tente < L tenta, fem. pp. of tentus, alt. pp. of tendere, to stretch: see thin

adjective

of or like a tent

intransitive verb

to live in a tent; encamp

transitive verb

  1. to lodge in tents
  2. to cover with or as if with a tent
tent2 definition

tent (tent)

noun

Med. a plug of gauze, lint, etc. placed into an opening or wound to dilate it or keep it open

Etymology: ME tente < OFr, a probe < tenter, to try, test < L tentare, var. of temptare: see tempt

transitive verb

to insert such a plug in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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