Definitions for Campkæmp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
campkæmp(n.)
a place where an army or other group of persons is lodged in tents or other temporary shelters. such tents or shelters collectively. the persons so sheltered.
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.
Category: Military
a group of people favoring the same ideals, doctrines, etc. the position held by such a group.
a place equipped with facilities for recreation, sports, and sometimes academic instruction, usu. for children during the summer. Compare day camp, summer camp.
(v.i.)to establish or pitch a camp.
to live temporarily in or as if in a camp:
They camped out by the stream.
to reside or lodge somewhere indoors temporarily or irregularly.
to become ensconced.
(v.t.)to put or station (troops) in a camp; shelter.
Category: Military
Origin of camp:
1520–30; < MF can, camp, orig. dial. (Normandy, Picardy) or < OPr < It campo < L campus field
campkæmp(n.)
something that provides amusement by virtue of its being contrived, overdone, or tasteless.
a person who adopts a teasing, theatrical manner.
(v.i.)Also, camp it up. to speak or behave in a coquettishly playful or extravagantly theatrical manner.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(adj.)campy.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of camp:
1905–10
Campkæmp(n.)
Walter Chauncey, 1859–1925, U.S. football coach and author.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
camp, encampment, cantonment, bivouac(noun)
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
"wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
camp(noun)
a group of people living together in a camp
"the whole camp laughed at his mistake"
camp(noun)
temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
"level ground is best for parking and camp areas"
clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp(noun)
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
camp(noun)
a penal institution (often for forced labor)
"China has many camps for political prisoners"
camp(noun)
something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
"the living room was pure camp"
camp, refugee camp(noun)
shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
camp, summer camp(adj)
a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
"city kids get to see the country at a summer camp"
camp, campy(verb)
providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
"they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's"
camp, encamp, camp out, bivouac, tent(verb)
live in or as if in a tent
"Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"
camp, camp down(verb)
establish or set up a camp
camp(verb)
give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
camp(noun)æmp
a place where young people go to do activities during the vacation
She's going to camp this summer.; a sports/music camp
campæmp
a government operated place where people live temporarily because of war, disaster, etc.
a refugee/prison camp
campæmp
a group of people who support a particular idea or person
people in the Clinton camp
campæmp
to put up tents in order to stay overnight
They set up camp in a clearing.
camp(verb)æmp
to live in a tent for a period
They're camping in the mountains.
Wiktionary
camp(Noun)
An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
camp(Noun)
An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
camp(Noun)
A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
camp(Noun)
A group of people with the same ideals or political leanings, strongly supported.
camp(Noun)
An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.
camp(Noun)
campus
camp(Noun)
A summer camp.
camp(Verb)
To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
We're planning to camp in the field until Sunday.
camp(Verb)
To set up a camp.
camp(Verb)
To stay in an advantageous location in a video game, such as next to a power-up's spawning point or in order to guard an area.
camp(Adjective)
Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.
camp(Adjective)
Ostentatiously effeminate.
camp(Adjective)
Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.
Camp(ProperNoun)
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Origin: From campus.
Webster Dictionary
Camp(noun)
the ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc
Camp(noun)
a collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner
Camp(noun)
a single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp
Camp(noun)
the company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers, of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc
Camp(noun)
a mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; -- called also burrow and pie
Camp(noun)
an ancient game of football, played in some parts of England
Camp(verb)
to afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers
Camp(verb)
to pitch or prepare a camp; to encamp; to lodge in a camp; -- often with out
Camp(noun)
to play the game called camp
Translations for Camp
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
camp(noun)
a piece of ground with tents pitched on it.
- kampAfrikaans

- مُخَيَّم، مَضْرِبُ خِيامArabic

- бивакBulgarian

- acampamentoPortuguese (BR)

- tábořištěCzech

- das LagerGerman

- (telt-)lejrDanish

- κατασκήνωσηGreek

- campamentoSpanish

- laagriplatsEstonian

- اردوگاه صحراییFarsi

- leiriFinnish

- camp(ement)French

- מָחֲנֶהHebrew

- पड़ावHindi

- logor, taborCroatian

- táborHungarian

- perkemahanIndonesian

- (tjald)búðirIcelandic

- accampamento, campeggioItalian

- 野営地Japanese

- 야영지Korean

- stovyklavietėLithuanian

- nometneLatvian

- kemMalay

- kampDutch

- (telt)leirNorwegian

- obózPolish

- اردوگاه صحراییPersian

- camp [n]كمپ (كامپ)، هغه ځاى چه خېمې مو قتا پرود رولى شى: دعسكرو يا پونده وواو يا مېله كونكو داستو ګنې مو قتى ځاى، لښكر ګاهPashto

- acampamentoPortuguese

- campingRomanian

- лагерьRussian

- táboriskoSlovak

- taborSlovenian

- kampSerbian

- läger[plats]Swedish

- พื้นที่ตั้งเต็นท์หรือกระโจมThai

- kampTurkish

- 營帳Chinese (Trad.)

- табір, кемпінгUkrainian

- قطعئہ زمین جہاں پر خیمے لگے ہوئے ہوںUrdu

- chỗ cắm trạiVietnamese

- 营地Chinese (Simp.)

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