English dictionary
camp
/k/&/mp/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
ExamplesWherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling.
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a group of people living together in a camp
ExamplesThe whole camp laughed at his mistake.
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temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
ExamplesLevel ground is best for parking and camp areas.
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an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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a penal institution (often for forced labor)
ExamplesChina has many camps for political prisoners.
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something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
ExamplesThe living room was pure camp.
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shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
Synonyms refugee campSource: WordNet 3.0
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a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
ExamplesCity kids get to see the country at a summer camp.
Synonyms summer campSource: WordNet 3.0
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The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
ExamplesThey played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect.
Campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's.
Synonyms campySource: WordNet 3.0
verb
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live in or as if in a tent
ExamplesCan we go camping again this summer?
The houseguests had to camp in the living room.
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establish or set up a camp
Synonyms camp downSource: WordNet 3.0
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give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
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To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers.
Source: webster1913
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To pitch or prepare a camp; to encamp; to lodge in a camp; - - often with <i>out</i>.
Source: webster1913