Tent(v. t.)
- To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder.
Tent(v. t.)
- To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively.
Tent(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.
Tent(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.
Tent(n.)
- The representation of a tent used as a bearing.