Definition 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.