to tent
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6.8
- verb
- /tɛnt/
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- Steve dragged the potted lemon and lime trees closer to the house, and then we tented them with agribon.
- tent with foil
- tent loosely
- tent with aluminum foil
Examples
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After cooking, tent the roast with foil to keep it warm.
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We tented our house.
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You walk into a huge space and you have to tent off a smaller space inside of it.
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And it's acting like a tent, like covering, therefore no columns going down.
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Then bring inside, tent with foil for 5-10 minutes, and serve.
Blog text (26) -
Continue basting, brushing, and roasting with foil tented covering the breast area.
Blog text (27) -
The whoop-whoop sound of the ring-toss went off, and suddenly the entire maze of rides, junk food stalls, and tented exhibits was too much for me.
Fiction book (1999) -
A slick-haired guy from the boxing commission, seated a few places down from me at the long table abutting the ring apron, pulled up the white tablecloth and tented it over himself to the eyes.
Academic text (2000) -
Mr. Ghosh set his beer on the doily and stood to greet their guest, tenting his palms before she might even think of extending hers for a handshake.
Fiction book (2002) -
She decided to tent the dish with aluminum foil to retain moisture while it rested.
Synonyms
729
1.0
To cover something by putting material around it
76
2.5
To give someone a safe place to stay from danger or bad weather
2
7.2
To cover something with a cloth or paper
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A young stage of a moth that lives in groups and eats leaves, leaving a flat web like a carpet
A large shelter with a square base and sloping sides that meet at the top to form a pyramid
- Offensive
A visible bulge in the front of a man's trousers when he is sexually excited
A small tent shaped like a triangle without a floor that gives temporary cover outdoors
- Archaic
A large cone-shaped canvas tent held up by a central tripod with an opening at the top for air
- US
A large camping shelter with four straight cloth walls that gives more room inside than a normal tent
How Covered
Surface Forms
Etymology
To tent (to cover or drape) comes from Latin tendere meaning 'to stretch', and the same root appears in tension and extend, because you 'stretch' a cover over something to protect or enclose it.