"pent" meaning in English

See pent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɛnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pent.wav
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From pen + -t. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pen|-t}} pen + -t Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} pent
  1. Confined in, or as if in, a pen; imprisoned. Related terms: pent-up Translations (confined in a pen, imprisoned): затворен (zatvoren) (Bulgarian), запрян (zaprjan) (alt: (в кошара)) (Bulgarian), eingesperrt (German), gefangen (German), eingekerkert (German), confinado [masculine] (Portuguese), запертый (zapertyj) (Russian), заключённый (zaključónnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pent-en-adj-oBTwlrjq Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -t, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -t: 50 11 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 11 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 47 20 32 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 22 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 18 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 54 12 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɛnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pent.wav Forms: pents [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From pen + -t. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pen|-t}} pen + -t Head templates: {{en-noun}} pent (plural pents)
  1. Confinement; concealment.
    Sense id: en-pent-en-noun-f8xs28Hd Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 18 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɛnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pent.wav Forms: pents [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: Clipping of pentatonic. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|pentatonic}} Clipping of pentatonic Head templates: {{en-noun}} pent (plural pents)
  1. (informal, music) A pentatonic scale. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-pent-en-noun-7Ie4Jh5V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 2 78 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 15 2 76 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 80 1 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /pɛnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pent.wav Forms: pents [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: Clipping of pentacle or pentagram. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|pentacle}} Clipping of pentacle Head templates: {{en-noun}} pent (plural pents)
  1. (informal, paganism) A pentacle or pentagram. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Paganism Related terms: pent roof (english: probably etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-pent-en-noun-KVJ2FABj Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /pɛnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pent.wav
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From pen + -t. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pen|-t}} pen + -t Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pent
  1. (archaic) simple past and past participle of pen; alternative form of penned Tags: archaic, form-of, participle, past Form of: pen (extra: alternative form of penned)
    Sense id: en-pent-en-verb-lmMCpDDm Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 18 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Wherever Miss Clavering went, this infatuated young fellow continued to follow her; and being aware that his engagement to his cousin was known in the world, he was forced to make a mystery of his passion, and confine it to his own breast, so that it was so pent in there and pressed down, that it is a wonder he did not explode some day with the stormy secret, and perish collapsed after the outburst.",
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          "ref": "2006 March 28, Greg Cisko, “Re: Any good solos?”, in alt.guitar.beginner (Usenet):",
          "text": "The major pent is the same minor pent pattern only shifted down 3 frets toward the nut. Like John B told me for Sunshine of your love. Play Bm and then Dm pent and it will sound good. He also pointed out that Bm pent includes the same exact notes as DM pent. So the idea is if the song is in D, try both minor and major pents and see how it works.",
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          "text": "Wherever Miss Clavering went, this infatuated young fellow continued to follow her; and being aware that his engagement to his cousin was known in the world, he was forced to make a mystery of his passion, and confine it to his own breast, so that it was so pent in there and pressed down, that it is a wonder he did not explode some day with the stormy secret, and perish collapsed after the outburst.",
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          "text": "My object all sublime\nI shall achieve in time —\nTo let the punishment fit the crime —\nThe punishment fit the crime;\nAnd make each prisoner pent\nUnwillingly represent\nA source of innocent merriment!\nOf innocent merriment!",
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