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Meaning of 'camp' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Camp [ n.]
- The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.
- A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner.
- A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.
- The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers, of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc.
- A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; -- called also burrow and pie.
- An ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.
- To play the game called camp.
2 . Camp [ v. i.]
- To pitch or prepare a camp; to encamp; to lodge in a camp; -- often with out.
3 . Camp [ v. t.]
- To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers.

Meaning of 'camp' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . camp [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a penal institution (often for forced labor)
Example in sentence:
  • China has many camps for political prisoners
Meaning (2):
- a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
Example in sentence:
  • city kids get to see the country at a summer camp
Meaning (3):
- temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
Example in sentence:
  • level ground is best for parking and camp areas
Meaning (4):
- something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
Example in sentence:
  • the living room was pure camp
Meaning (5):
- a group of people living together in a camp
Example in sentence:
  • the whole camp laughed at his mistake
Meaning (6):
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
Example in sentence:
  • wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
7 . camp [ v]
Meaning (7):
- live in or as if in a tent
Example in sentence:
  • Can we go camping again this summer?;
  • The circus tented near the town;
  • The houseguests had to camp in the living room
8 . camp [ s]
Meaning (8):
- providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
Example in sentence:
  • campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's;
  • they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect

Nearby Words:

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