(1):
(v. t.) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively.
(2):
(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.
(3):
(n.) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
(4):
(n.) Attention; regard, care.
(5):
(n.) A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; - called also tent wine, and tinta.
(6):
(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.
(7):
(n.) A probe for searching a wound.
(8):
(v. i.) To lodge as a tent; to tabernacle.
(9):
(n.) Intention; design.
(10):
(v. t.) To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder.