"pitch a tent" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌpɪtʃəˈtɛnt/ Audio: En-au-pitch a tent.ogg [Australia] Forms: pitches a tent [present, singular, third-person], pitching a tent [participle, present], pitched a tent [participle, past], pitched a tent [past]
Etymology: From the protruding and sometimes tent-like appearance of an erection through one's trousers or bedsheet. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pitch a tent (third-person singular simple present pitches a tent, present participle pitching a tent, simple past and past participle pitched a tent)
  1. (slang) To have an erection that shows through the trousers. Tags: slang Translations (to have an erection that shows through the clothing): 搭帳篷 (Chinese Mandarin), 搭帐篷 (dā zhàngpéng) (Chinese Mandarin), テントを張る (tento o haru) (Japanese), armar a barraca (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-pitch_a_tent-en-verb-n26W-fML Disambiguation of 'to have an erection that shows through the clothing': 99 1
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to pitch a tent. Synonyms: pitch the tent Related terms: is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me Translations (to set up a tent): 搭帳棚 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 搭帐棚 (tah tiùⁿ-pêⁿ) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 搭帳篷 (Chinese Mandarin), 搭帐篷 (dā zhàngpéng) (Chinese Mandarin), στήνω σκηνή (stíno skiní) (Greek), テントを張る (tento o haru) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-pitch_a_tent-en-verb-dULToS~7 Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'to set up a tent': 27 73

Inflected forms

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