Found 2 items, similar to Pent.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pent pent adj : closely confined [syn: shut up(p)] pen v : produce a literary work; “She composed a poem”; “He wrote four novels” [syn: write, compose, indite] [also: pent, penning, penned] pen n 1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows 2: an enclosure for confining livestock 3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play [syn: playpen] 4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes [syn: penitentiary] 5: female swan [also: pent, penning, penned] pent See pen
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pent Pen \Pen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pennedor Pent (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Penning.] [OE. pennen, AS. pennan in on-pennan to unfasten, prob. from the same source as pin, and orig. meaning, to fasten with a peg.See Pin, n. & v.] To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to inclose. “Away with her, and pen her up.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Pent \Pent\, p. p. or a. [From Pen, v. t.] Penned or shut up; confined; -- often with up. [1913 Webster] Here in the body pent. --J. Montgomery. [1913 Webster] No pent-up Utica contracts your powers. --J. M. Sewall. [1913 Webster]