English dictionary
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English noun: tent | |||
| 1. | tent (artifact) a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs) | ||
| Samples | He pitched his tent near the creek. | ||
| Synonyms | collapsible shelter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shelter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | backpacking tent, bell tent, cabana, canvas, canvas tent, canvass, cottage tent, fly tent, lean-to tent, marquee, mountain tent, pack tent, pavilion, pop tent, praetorium, pretorium, pup tent, pyramidal tent, sealskin tent, shelter tent, teepee, tepee, tipi, tupek, tupik, two-man tent, umbrella tent | ||
| Part holonym | guy, guy cable, guy rope, guy wire | ||
| 2. | tent (object) a web that resembles a tent or carpet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | web | ||
English verb: tent | |||
| 1. | tent (stative) live in or as if in a tent | ||
| Samples | Can we go camping again this summer?. The circus tented near the town. The houseguests had to camp in the living room. | ||
| Synonyms | bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dwell, inhabit, live, populate | ||
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