adj.
Pronunciation: ' pent
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably from past participle of obsolete English pend to confine
Date: 1550
: shut up : CONFINED , REPRESSED <a pent crowd> < pent -up feelings>
adj.
Pronunciation: ' pent
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably from past participle of obsolete English pend to confine
Date: 1550
: shut up : CONFINED , REPRESSED <a pent crowd> < pent -up feelings>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012