a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
such tents or shelters collectively: The regiment transported its camp in trucks.
the persons so sheltered: The camp slept through the storm.
the act of camping out: Camp is far more pleasant in summer than in winter.
any temporary structure, as a tent or cabin, used on an outing or vacation.
a group of troops, workers, etc., camping and moving together.
army life.
a group of people favoring the same ideals, doctrines, etc.: Most American voters are divided into two camps, Republicans and Democrats.
any position in which ideals, doctrines, etc., are strongly entrenched: After considering the other side's argument, he changed camps.
a recreation area in the country, equipped with extensive facilities for sports.
day camp.
summer camp.
verb (used without object)
to establish or pitch a camp: The army camped in the valley.
to live temporarily in or as if in a camp or outdoors, usually for recreation (often followed by out): They camped by the stream for a week.
to reside or lodge somewhere temporarily or irregularly, especially in an apartment, room, etc.: They camped in our apartment whenever they came to town.
to settle down securely and comfortably; become ensconced: The kids camped on our porch until the rain stopped.
to take up a position stubbornly: They camped in front of the president's office.
verb (used with object)
to put or station (troops) in a camp; shelter.
Digital Technology. (in a video game)
to hunt or search for (an enemy or item) by maintaining a position where it is known to spawn: There were a couple of us camping a notorious monster for rare dropped items.
to hide or take cover in (a relatively safe play area), often as part of an ambush strategy for attacking other characters: Camp a choke point like the bridge, or just hide in the bushes with a sniper rifle and you’ll be the last man standing.
Origin of camp
1
First recorded in 1520–30; from Middle French can, camp, originally dialect (Normandy, Picardy) or from Old Provençal, from Italian campo, from Latin campus “field, battlefield”; compare Old English campe, compe “battle, battlefield” (cognate with German Kampf “struggle”), from Germanic, from Latin
something that provides irreverent or knowing amusement, as by virtue of its being theatrically stylized and extravagantly artificial, self-consciously artless, or ironically ingenuous.
a person who adopts a teasing, theatrical manner, especially for the amusement of others.
verb (used without object)
Also camp it up.to speak or behave in a coquettishly playful or extravagantly theatrical manner.
adjective
campy: camp Hollywood musicals of the 1940s.
Origin of camp
2
First recorded in 1905–10; perhaps dialectal camp “impetuous, uncouth person” (see kemp1), hence, “slightly objectionable, effeminate, gay”; in some senses probably special use of camp1 “brothel, meeting place of gay men”
Definition for camp (3 of 4)
Camp
[ kamp ]
/ kæmp /
noun
Walter Chaun·cey[chawn-see, chahn-], /ˈtʃɔn si, ˈtʃɑn-/, 1859–1925, U.S. football coach and author.
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