camp

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[[t]kæmp[/t]]

n.

1)

a) a place where an army or other group of persons is lodged in tents or other temporary shelters

b) such tents or shelters collectively

c) the persons so sheltered

2) any temporary structure, as a tent or cabin, used on an outing or vacation

3) a group of troops, workers, etc., camping and moving together

4) mil army life

5)

a) a group of people favoring the same ideals, doctrines, etc

b) the position held by such a group

6) a place equipped with facilities for recreation, sports, and sometimes academic instruction, usu. for children during the summer. Compare day camp, summer camp

7) to establish or pitch a camp

8) to live temporarily in or as if in a camp:

They camped out by the stream[/ex]

9) to reside or lodge somewhere indoors temporarily or irregularly

10) to become ensconced

11) mil to put or station (troops) in a camp; shelter

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Etymology: 1520–30; < MF can, camp, orig. dial. (Normandy, Picardy) or < OPr < It campo < L campus field II

camp

[[t]kæmp[/t]] n.

1) something that provides amusement by virtue of its being contrived, overdone, or tasteless

2) a person who adopts a teasing, theatrical manner

3) cvb Also, camp it up. to speak or behave in a coquettishly playful or extravagantly theatrical manner

4) cvb campy

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Etymology: 1905–10