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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024camp•out (kamp′out′),USA pronunciation n. - a camping out of a group.
Also, camp′-out′. - noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase camp out 1875–80, American.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024camp1 /kæmp/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] a place where a group of people sleeps in tents or other temporary shelters:an army camp; a prison camp.
- [uncountable] such tents or shelters when thought of as a group:He wrote us several letters from camp.
- [uncountable] the persons in this place or shelter:The whole camp was up and running.
- Military army life:[uncountable]Training camp was very tough.
- a recreation area in the country, with many facilities for sports: [countable]an expensive camp upstate.[uncountable]The kids are in camp this summer.
- a group of people favoring the same ideals, etc.:[countable]Last year, Senator, you were in a camp calling for increased taxes.
v. [no object] - to establish or put together a camp:The army camped by the river.
- camp out, [no object] to live or sleep in a tent or shelter temporarily: They camped out by the stream.
camp2 /kæmp/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- something that amuses because it is exaggerated or tasteless:a lot of camp in that performance.
v. [no object] - Also, camp it up. to speak or behave in a teasing or too theatrical manner:camped it up during their show.
adj. - campy: camp Hollywood musicals.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024camp1 (kamp),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- See day camp.
- See summer camp.
v.i. - 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 fol. by out):They camped by the stream for a week.
- to reside or lodge somewhere temporarily or irregularly, esp. 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.
v.t. - to put or station (troops) in a camp;
shelter.
- Latin
- Gmc
- Latin campus field; compare Old English campe, compe battle, battlefield (cognate with German Kampf struggle)
- Italian campo
- Old Provencal
- Middle French can, camp, origin, originally dialect, dialectal (Normandy, Picardy) or
- 1520–30
- something that provides sophisticated, knowing amusement, as by virtue of its being artlessly mannered or stylized, self-consciously artificial and extravagant, or teasingly ingenuous and sentimental.
- a person who adopts a teasing, theatrical manner, esp. for the amusement of others.
v.i. - Also, camp it up. to speak or behave in a coquettishly playful or extravagantly theatrical manner.
adj. - campy:camp Hollywood musicals of the 1940s.
- 1905–10; perh. dialect, dialectal camp impetuous, uncouth person (see kemp1); hence, slightly objectionable, effeminate, homosexual; in some senses probably special use of camp1 brothel, meeting place of male homosexuals
Walter Chaun•cey (chôn′sē, chän′-),USA pronunciation 1859–1925, U.S. football coach and author.
cAMP (kamp),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]- BiochemistrySee cyclic AMP.
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