tent
//tɛnt//
Noun
tentSingular
tentsPlural
1
A portable shelter made of fabric or other material stretched over poles and attached to the ground with ropes and pegs.
We set up a tent near the lake.
2
A structure resembling a tent in shape or function.
The oxygen tent covered the patient's bed.
Verb
tentInfinitive
tentPresent tense
tentedPast tense
tentedPast participle
tentingPresent participle
tentsThird-person singular
1
To camp in a tent or cover with a tent.
We tented by the lake for the weekend.
2
To form into a tent-like shape.
She tented the foil over the roast to keep it warm.