TENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does tent mean?
• TENT (noun)
The noun TENT has 1 sense:
1. a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
Familiarity information: TENT used as a noun is very rare.
• TENT (verb)
The verb TENT has 1 sense:
1. live in or as if in a tent
Familiarity information: TENT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TENT (noun)
Meaning:
A portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
collapsible shelter; tent
Context example:
he pitched his tent near the creek
Hypernyms ("tent" is a kind of...):
shelter (a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)
Meronyms (parts of "tent"):
guy; guy cable; guy rope (a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tent"):
backpacking tent; pack tent (a tent that can be carried in a backpack)
two-man tent (a tent designed for occupancy by two persons)
sealskin tent; tupek; tupik (tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling)
teepee; tepee; tipi (a native American tent; usually of conical shape)
pyramidal tent (a large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen people)
pup tent; shelter tent (a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows)
praetorium; pretorium (the tent of an ancient Roman general)
pop tent (a small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set up)
marquee; pavilion (large and often sumptuous tent)
mountain tent (a lightweight tent with a floor; flaps close with a zipper)
lean-to tent (tent that is attached to the side of a building)
fly tent (a tent with a fly front)
cottage tent (a tent providing shelter for a family)
canvas; canvas tent; canvass (a tent made of canvas fabric)
cabana (a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool)
bell tent (a bell-shaped tent)
umbrella tent (a small tent with a single supporting pole and radiating metal ribs)
• TENT (verb)
Meaning:
Live in or as if in a tent
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
bivouac; camp; camp out; encamp; tent
Context examples:
Can we go camping again this summer? / The circus tented near the town / The houseguests had to camp in the living room
Hypernyms (to "tent" is one way to...):
dwell; inhabit; live (inhabit or live in)
Sentence frames:
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