present participle of tent

Material used for making tents.

The characteristic of being tentative.

A trial; an experiment; an attempt.

Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. / Uncertain; subject to future change. / restrained; polite; to feel one's way, not using full force.

(intransitive) To go camping. / (cooking) To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.

(archaic, UK, Scotland, dialect) Attention; regard, care. / (archaic) Intention; design.

(medicine) 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.

A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.

(archaic, UK, Scotland, dialect) To attend to; to heed / (archaic, UK, Scotland, dialect) to guard; to hinder.