A tent is a simple and light shelter that people carry outdoors. It is made from fabric and poles. People use tents when they go camping or spend time outside.
We sleep in a tent at the camp.
The family set up the tent near the lake.
Tents can also be large covers used in public places. These tents protect people and things from sun or rain during events or markets.
The tent covers the food stalls at the fair.
They sat under the tent when it rained.
As a verb, 'tent' means to put up or cover a place with a tent or similar shelter. It shows the action of making a temporary cover outdoors.
They tented the campsite quickly.
Soldiers tented their area at night.
In medicine, 'tenting' is when skin stays lifted like a tent when pinched. Doctors use this to check if someone is dehydrated or has skin problems.
The nurse noticed skin tent after pinching it.
Skin tent shows dehydration in patients.
Sometimes 'tent' means a shape like a triangle or peak. This meaning is used to describe things shaped like a tent roof or cover.
The roof has a tent shape on top.
The tent design is strong and tall.
This phrase means to put up a tent or start something new temporarily. People use it both for camping and as a way to say setting up in a new place.
They pitched a tent by the river to rest.
The team pitched a tent near the school.
In some card games, folding the corner of a card creates a 'tent' or mark. This is often used to remember or mark a card but is usually discouraged.
He made a tent on the card to remember it.
Avoid making tents to keep cards clean.
In science, 'tent' describes a small raised area or shape, often on cells or membranes. It shows part of the surface lifting up like a little tent.
The cell membrane showed tent formation under the microscope.
Researchers study membrane tents in biology.
