tent

1. n. A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; -- called also tent wine, and tinta. Source: opted

2. n. Attention; regard, care. Source: opted

3. n. Intention; design. Source: opted

4. v. t. To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder. Source: opted

5. v. t. To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively. Source: opted

6. n. A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges. Source: opted

7. n. A probe for searching a wound. Source: opted

8. n. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp. Source: opted

9. n. The representation of a tent used as a bearing. Source: opted

10. v. i. To lodge as a tent; to tabernacle. Source: opted

11. n. a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs) Source: wordnet

12. n. a web that resembles a tent or carpet Source: wordnet

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