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Meaning of tent

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tent
      n 1: a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over
           supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and
           pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek" [syn: {tent},
           {collapsible shelter}]
      2: a web that resembles a tent or carpet
      v 1: live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this
           summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The
           houseguests had to camp in the living room" [syn: {camp},
           {encamp}, {camp out}, {bivouac}, {tent}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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