26984 words

tents

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
a shelter made of canvas or a similar material and supported by poles and ropes, that you can fold up and carry with you
2
to make something form a shape that is raised in the middle, like a tent:

Examples:

Cover the pan with aluminium foil that you have tented to allow for steam.
He tented his fingers and rested his chin on them.
3
to cover something with a tent or similar structure:

Examples:

Crews were hurriedly tenting the red carpet.
The house has been tented and sprayed with insecticide.
After the concert, guests went into the garden which had been completely tented over for supper.
4
a movable shelter, usually made of a strong cloth supported by poles and held in position by ropes fixed to the ground:

Examples:

We pitched our tents near the stream.

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