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| camp [ kamp ] |
noun (plural camps) |
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1. place with removable accommodations: a place where short-term accommodations such as tents or camper vehicles for vacationers have been temporarily erected or sited
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2. place of summer recreation for children: a place, usually residential, offering recreational activities and skill development for children during the summer
  music camp
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3. place for temporary stay: a set of buildings where people are housed temporarily, e.g. as prisoners, refugees, or troops
a prison camp
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4. regional rustic shack: a small, very rustic house in an isolated place, used for weekend fishing or hunting trips
a fishing camp on one of the Great Lakes
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5. group: a group of people who share the same ideas, beliefs, or aims, or who form one of the sides in a debate
members of the environmentalist camp
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intransitive verb (past and past participle camped, present participle camp·ing, 3rd person present singular camps) |
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1. stay temporarily: to stay in temporary accommodations, especially in a tent
We camped by a stream.
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2. take temporary position: to take up a temporary position somewhere, e.g. as a protester or in alternative accommodations
We'll camp on his doorstep until we get some action.
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| [Early 16th century. Via French< Latin campus "field, site for military exercises"] |
