Meaning

1 senses
  1. To schedule a popular programme between two newer or less popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch them.

Origin

From tent + pole.

From tent + pole.

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Forms

tentpoles, tentpoling, tentpoled, tentpoled
Base formtentpole · to tentpole
3rd person singulartentpoles
Present participletentpoling
Past simpletentpoled
Past participletentpoled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytentpole
he, she, ittentpoles

Past simpleLesson

all personstentpoled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave tentpoled
he, she, ithas tentpoled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill tentpole

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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