Meaning Of Tent

n.

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

Attention; regard, care.
n.

Intention; design.
v. t.

To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder.
v. t.

To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively.
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.
n.

A probe for searching a wound.
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.
n.

The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
v. i.

To lodge as a tent; to tabernacle.