Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. A past tense and a past participle of pen2.
- adj. Penned or shut up; closely confined.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Penned or shut up; closely confined.
- n. A penthouse; an overhanging shelter.
- n. An abbreviation of Pentecost.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- Penned or shut up; confined; -- often with
up .
WordNet 3.0
- adj. closely confined
Examples
“No, John and Glaivester were correct re the deprivation and austere living of WWII resulting in pent up consumer demand”
“No, John and Glaivester were correct re the deprivation and austere living of WWII resulting in pent up consumer demand (not just psychology — old cars needing replacement, etc.)”
“On the Federal CIO's IT dashboard, Treasury admits as of Sept. 1 that the transition to TNet experienced notable schedule delays, which resulted in pent-up demand for additional services.”
IDG: How Treasury, AT&T botched billion-dollar network upgrade
“We put a roof over our heads to keep out storm and sunshine, sleep in pent rooms, and are afraid of the good night air and the open sky.”
“Holding in pent-up frustration won't make the problem go away.”
“That of the Meccan Ka’abah is a projection of about a foot broad in pent-house shape sloping downwards and two feet above the granite pavement: its only use appears in the large brass rings welded into it to hold down the covering.”
“What we have is what's known as a pent up demand to retire.”
The Washington Post: Kaufman warns of federal workers''pent up demand' to retire
“Through artistic expression pent-up emotions find a welcome release.”
“One day, what economists call pent-up demand will spark commerce and industry back to life.”
“Toprak said that once the economy starts to improve, he predicts the industry will "pick up rather quickly" because many consumers have been waiting to make big purchases in the down economy, a phenomenon known as pent-up demand.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pent’.
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Archaic
abide, abjure, abroad, adamant, afield, aforetime, aghast, anon, apace, argent, assuage, aught and 327 more...
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Past tense in -t.
Some words are always like this. Some only when British or archaic. Some are just fun.
built, spent, bent, spilt, spoilt, ruint, thought, caught, brought, wisht, pent, spelt and 73 more...
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