"pitch a tent" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌpɪtʃəˈtɛnt/ Audio: En-au-pitch a tent.ogg 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of 'to set up a tent': 25 75

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "to have an erection that shows through the clothing",
      "word": "搭帳篷"
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