What is the meaning of tent?

noun

  • A portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs. )
    • usage: "he pitched his tent near the creek"
  • A web that resembles a tent or carpet.

verb

  • Live in or as if in a tent.
    • usage: "Can we go camping again this summer"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"
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