camp

noun20

1. •
   a place outside where people stay for a short time in tents or small simple buildings

   • There's a big camp in the woods northwest of here. It's popular with hikers and bushcrafters.
2. •
   A single hut or shelter.
3. •
   The company or body of persons encamped.

   • The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight. — 1849
4. •
   (UK, India) Anywhere that a colonist stayed when away from their permanent residence; such places collectively.

   • Then the Rains came, when no one could go into camp, and the Narkarra Road was washed away by the Kasun River, and in the cup-like pastures of Kashima the cattle waded knee-deep. — 1889
5. •
   An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.

   • I met my best friend last summer at camp. She lives in Albany and plays the clarinet.
   • He used to go to summer camp every alternate year.
6. •
   A group of people with the same strong ideals or political leanings.

   • She's in the camp that speaks as if all vaccines were poisons.
7. •
   A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.

   • Signs of enemy recon were found near their camp last week.
8. •
   A place of politically motivated confinement in outdoorsy conditions, usually also leading to slave labor and death.

   • Some say they'll round us all up into camps, but if they come for us, we'll take some out with us, on our way out.
9. •
   (slang) Any prison or prison camp.

   • Lantana is a sweet camp. It's an old hospital that has been converted to a drug treatment center for prisoners. — 2009
10. •
    An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style.

    • Why would any Hollywood studio encourage a film's transformation into camp, in effect joining in the mockery of its own product? MGM declined to comment. — 1996
11. •
    (Australia) A site where kangaroos and other macropods rest during the day.

    • ‘We must have sat down on a kangaroo camp when we boiled the billy at midday,’ I remarked irritably. Laurie laughed while I burned three kangaroo ticks from my legs. — 1937
12. •
    A colony or other group of bats.

    • The house owner got panic after seeing the camp of bats. — 2019
13. •
    An online game, in some cases roleplay, in which people compete against each other, usually in a structure similar to that of a competition show.
14. •
    The areas of the Falkland Islands situated outside the capital and largest settlement, Stanley.
15. •
    An electoral constituency of the legislative assembly of the Falkland Islands that comprises all territory more than 3.5 miles from the spire of the Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley.
16. •
    (slang) The pampas, which are the vast grassy areas situated in the rural areas beyond Argentine cities such as Buenos Aires.
17. •
    Clipping of campus
18. •
    Misconstruction of clamp (“mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored”).
19. •
    (no longer used) An army.

    • My Campe is like to Iulius Caesars Hoste, That neuer fought but had the victorie: — 1587
20. •
    (no longer used) Conflict; battle.

verb10

1. •
   To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.

   • We're planning to camp in the field until Sunday.
2. •
   To set up a camp.
3. •
   To stay in an advantageous location.

   • Some players like to camp next to a power-up's spawning point.
4. •
   To stay beside (something) to gain an advantage.

   • The easiest way to win on this map is to camp the double damage.
   • Go and camp the flag for the win.
5. •
   To behave in a camp manner.
6. •
   (Australia) Of stock animals, to assemble or rest temporarily at a particular place.

   • The bullocks camped in front on the big fire, with the black line of trees facing them. — 1937
7. •
   To afford rest or lodging for.

   • Had our great palace the capacity / To camp this host, we all would sup together. — 1606
8. •
   Ellipsis of corpse camp.
9. •
   (no longer used) To fight; contend in battle or in any kind of contest; to strive with others in doing anything; compete.

   • Aristotle affirmeth that Rauens will gather together on sides, and campe and fight for victorie. — 1562
10. •
    (no longer used) To wrangle; argue.

adjective3

1. •
   Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.
2. •
   Ostentatiously flamboyant or effeminate.
3. •
   Intentionally tasteless or vulgar; self-parodying.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of continuous airworthiness maintenance program

noun1

1. •
   Initialism of cyclic AMP.