Camp (k mp), Walter Chauncey 1859-1925. American football coach and promoter who developed many of the sport's basic rules. |
| camp 1 (kmp) n. 1. a. A place where tents, huts, or other temporary shelters are set up, as by soldiers, nomads, or travelers. b. A cabin or shelter or group of such buildings: gathered branches and grasses for a makeshift camp; had a fishing camp in Vermont. c. The people using such shelters: a howl that awakened the whole camp. 2. a. A place in the country that offers simple group accommodations and organized recreation or instruction, as for vacationing children: a girls' summer camp; a tennis camp. b. Sports A place where athletes engage in intensive training, especially preseason training. c. The people attending the programs at such a place. 3. Military service; army life. 4. A group of people who think alike or share a cause; side: The council members disagreed, falling into liberal and conservative camps. v. camped, camp·ing, camps v.intr. 1. To make or set up a camp. 2. To live in or as if in a camp; settle: We camped in the apartment until the furniture arrived. v.tr. To shelter or lodge in a camp; encamp: They camped themselves by a river. [Obsolete French, perhaps from Italian or Spanish campo, all from Latin campus, field.] |
| camp 2 (kmp) n. 1. An affectation or appreciation of manners and tastes commonly thought to be artificial, vulgar, or banal. 2. Banality, vulgarity, or artificiality when deliberately affected or when appreciated for its humor: "Camp is popularity plus vulgarity plus innocence" (Indra Jahalani). adj. Having deliberately artificial, vulgar, banal, or affectedly humorous qualities or style: played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect. v. camped, camp·ing, camps v.intr. To act in a deliberately artificial, vulgar, or banal way. v.tr. To give a deliberately artificial, vulgar, or banal quality to: camped up their cowboy costumes with chaps, tin stars, and ten-gallon hats. [Origin unknown.] camp  y adj. |
camp 1
Noun
1. a place where people stay in tents
2. a collection of huts and other buildings used as temporary lodgings for military troops or for prisoners of war
3. a group that supports a particular doctrine: the socialist camp
Verb
to stay in a camp [Latin campus field]
camper n
camping n
camping n
camp 2 Informal
Adjective
1. effeminate or homosexual
2. consciously artificial, vulgar, or affected
Verb
camp it up to behave in a camp manner [origin unknown]
Camp Examples: camp of allegations, 1871; of arguments; of facts, 1566; of ideas, 1885; of lumbermen; of nomads; of potatoes [‘a heap’], 1700; of surveyors; of troops; of turnips [‘a heap’].
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  camp - temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"boot camp - camp for training military recruits hutment - an encampment of huts (chiefly military) military quarters - living quarters for personnel on a military post armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| 2. | camp - a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake" assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place | |
| 3. | camp - temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas" tennis camp - a camp where tennis is taught trailer camp, trailer park - a camp where space for house trailers can be rented; utilities are generally provided | |
| 4. |  camp - an exclusive circle of people with a common purposeband, circle, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" Bloomsbury Group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles bohemia - a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style brain trust, kitchen cabinet - an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government loop - an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop" cabal, camarilla, faction, junto - a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue junta, military junta - a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power galere, rogue's gallery - a coterie of undesirable people hard core - the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement | |
| 5. | camp - a penal institution (often for forced labor); "China has many camps for political prisoners" concentration camp, stockade - a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) labor camp, labour camp - a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor penal facility, penal institution - an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public prison farm, work camp, prison camp - a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects | |
| 6. | camp - something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality; "the living room was pure camp" | |
| 7. |  camp - shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefsshelter - temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons | |
| 8. |  camp - 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"day camp - a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime | |
| Verb | 1. | camp - 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" |
| 2. | camp - establish or set up a camp | |
| 3. | camp - give an artificially banal or sexual quality to | |
| Adj. | 1. | camp - 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" tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste |
camp 1
noun 2. bivouac, cantonment Military
camp 2 (Informal)
adjective 1. effeminate, campy (informal) camped up (informal) poncy (slang)
adjective 2. affected, mannered, artificial, posturing, ostentatious, campy (informal) camped up (informal)
Translations
camp [kæmp] n → campeggio;
(MIL) → campo
vi → campeggiare; accamparsi;
to go camping → andare in campeggio
n camp [kӕmp]
1 a piece of ground with tents pitched on it. kamp مُخَيَّم، مَضْرِبُ خِيام бивак tábořiště (telt-)lejr das Lager κατασκήνωση campamento laagriplats اردوگاه صحرایی leiri camp(ement) מָחֲנֶה पड़ाव logor, tabor tábor perkemahan (tjald)búðir accampamento, campeggio 野営地 야영지 stovyklavietė nometne kem kamp (telt)leir obóz acampamento camping лагерь táborisko tabor kamp läger[] พื้นที่ตั้งเต็นท์หรือกระโจม kamp 營地 табір, кемпінг قطعئہ زمین جہاں پر خیمے لگے ہوئے ہوں chỗ cắm trại 营地
2 a collection of buildings, huts or tents in which people stay temporarily for a certain purpose a holiday camp. kamp مُحَيَّم (للسَّكَن المؤَقَّت) лагер tábor, kemp (ferie-)lejr das Lager κατασκήνη, κάμπιγκ campamento, campamento de verano laager کمپ leiri camp מָחֲנֶה किसी खास मकसद से खेमों इत्यादि का अस्थायी झुंड logor, kamp kemping kamp (sumar)búðir accampamento キャンプ場 천막[]의 집단 stovykla nometne; telšu pilsē- tiņa khemah kamp (ferie)leir obóz campo tabără база отдыха tábor tabor, kamp kamp koloni, läger ค่ายพัก kamp 設營地 стоянка جھونپڑوں ، خیموں کا مجموعہ ، عارضی پڑاؤ trại 设营地
3 a military station, barracks etc. kamp مُعِسْكَلر، مُخَيَّم عَسْكَري воен. лагер kemp (militær-)lejr das Lager στρατόπεδο campamento militar laager پادگان leiri camp מָחֲנֶה צְבָאִי एक सैन्य केन्द्र, बैरक tabor tábor barak herbúðir campo 駐留地 진지, 임시 주둔지 stovykla nometne markas legerplaats militærleir obóz acampamento campament лагерь tábor tabor, vojašnica bivak militärläger ค่ายทหาร ordugâh 兵營 гарнізон چھاؤنی doanh trại 兵营
4 a party or side They belong to different political camps. kamp حِزْب пол. лагер kemp lejr das Lager παράταξη bando leer گروه؛ فرقه leiri camp מָחֲנֶה दल या पक्ष sljedbenik „tábor” kubu herbúðir partito 陣営 진영, 동지 grupuotė nometne; grupējums kumpulan kamp (politisk) leir, fløy obóz campo tabără лагерь tábor tabor lager läger, sida พรรค topluluk, grup 陣營 табір جماعت ، جانب phe phái 露营
v
(alsogo camping) to set up, and live in, a tent / tents We camped on the beach; We go camping every year. kampeer يُخَيِّم، يَسْكُنُ خَيْمَةً، يُقيمُ خًيْمَةً лагерувам kempovat slå lejr; campere kampieren κατασκηνώνω acampar telkima اردو زدن leiriytyä, telttailla camper לְהָקִים מָחֲנֶה पड़ाव डालना logorovanje, kampiranje táboroz, kempingezik berkemah tjalda, liggja úti accamparsi キャンプする 야영하다 įsikurti stovykloje, stovyklauti dzīvot nometnē berkhemah kamperen slå leir, kampere, campe mieszkać pod namiotem acampar a campa разбивать лагерь táboriť taboriti kampovati campa ตั้งเต็นท์ kamp yapmak; kampa gitmek 設營 розташовуватися табором خیموں میں رہنا đi cắm trại 设营
n camper
1 a person who goes camping. kampeerder مُخَيِّمٌ، مُقيمٌ في مُخَيَّم лагеруващ táborník campist der/die Camper(in) κατασκηνωτής campista telkija اردوزیستگر telttailija campeur/-euse מַחֲנַאי पड़ाव डालने वाला व्यक्ति kamper kempingező pekemah maður í útilegu campeggiatore キャンプする人 야영자 stovyklautojas tūrists (kas dzīvo nometnē/telšu pilsētiņā) orang yang berkhemah kampeerder campingturist turysta podróżujący z namiotem campista persoană care face camping турист táborník, -čka tabornik kamper campare ผู้ที่ตั้งแคมป์ kampçı 野營者 той, хто живе у кемпінгу خیموں میں رہنے والا شخص người cắm trại 野营者
2 (especially American) a motor-caravan. kampeerwa سَيّارةٌ مَقْطورَةٌ للتَّخييم каравана kempinkový vůz autocamper der Camper τροχόσπιτο caravana autoelamu خودروی دارای تخت و تجهیزات برای اردو matkailuauto caravane קָרָאווַן मोटरों का कारवां kamp-vozilo lakóautó karavan hjólhÿsi camper キャンピングカー 캠프용 차 transportabilus stovyklautojų namelis dzīvošanai piemērota autopiekabe caravan bermotor kampeerauto campingbil, bobil przyczepa kempingowa caravana (autoturism cu) rulotă жилой автофургон karavan stanovanjska prikolica kamp prikolica husbil กองคาราวาน karavan 野營用車輛 жилий автофургон موٹروں کا قافلہ xe lưu động 野营用车辆
n camping
kampeerdery تَخْييم лагеруване táboření, kempink lejrliv; camping das Camping κατασκήνωση camping telkimine اردو telttailu, leirintä camping מַחֲנָאוּת पड़ाव डालना kampiranje kemping berkemah útilega campeggio, camping キャンプすること 캠프 생활, 야영 stovyklavimas dzīvošana nometnē; kempings perkhemahan het kamperen camping, leirliv uczestnictwo w obozie campismo camping кемпинг táborenie taborjenje, kampiranje kampovanje camping, lägerliv การตั้งแคมป์ kamp yapma 野營 кемпінг خیمے لگانا sự cắm trại 野营
camp bed
a light folding bed (not only for camping) The visitor will have to sleep on a camp bed. kampbed, veldbed سَريرُ سَفَر (يُطوى ويُنقل) походно легло skládací lehátko feltseng das Feldbett ράντζο cama plegable välivoodi تخت سبک و تاشو telttasänky lit de camp מִיטַת מָחֲנֶה सफरी पलंग poljski krevet kempingágy pelbed tjald-/ferðabeddi letto da campo キャンプ用寝台 sulankstomoji lovelė saliekamā gulta katil khemah veldbed feltseng łóżko rozkładane cama de campanha pat pliant раскладушка skladacie ležadlo zložljiva postelja poljski krevet tältsäng เตียงผ้าใบ kamp yatağı, portatif yatak 行軍床 похідне складане ліжко سفری بستر giường gấp 行军床
n camp-fire
the fire on which campers cook, and round which they sit in the evening etc. kampvuur نارُ المخيّـم лагерен огън táborák lejrbål das Lagerfeuer υπαίθρια φωτιά hoguera lõkketuli آتشی که اردونشینان درست می کنند leirituli feu de camp מְדוָּרה अलाव logorska vatra tábortűz api unggun varðeldur fuoco di bivacco キャンプファイアー 야영의 모닥불, 캠프파이어 stovyklos laužas nometnes ugunskurs api khemah kampvuur (leir)bål ognisko fogueira foc de tabără (бивачный) костёр táborák taborni ogenj logorska vatra lägereld กองไฟที่ก่อขึ้นกลางแจ้งโดยผู้ตั้งแคมป์ kamp ateşi 營火 вогнище خیموں میں رہنے والوں کی جلائی ہوئی آگ lửa trại 营火
n campsite
a piece of land on which tents may be pitched. kampterrein مَوْقِعُ المخيّـم място за лагер tábořiště, kemp lejrplads; campingplads der Lagerplatz χώρος κατασκήνωσης camping, campamento laagriplats محوطۀ اردوگاه موقت leirintäalue terrain de camping מָחֲנֶה पड़ाव डालने की जगह logorište kemping bumi perkemahan tjaldstæði posto tenda/roulotte キャンプ場 야영지 stovyklavietė nometnes vieta kawasan perkhemahan kampeerterrein leir-/teltplass kemping parque de campismo teren pentru camping место разбивки лагеря kemp prostor za taborjenje kamp campingplats ที่สำหรับตั้งแคมป์ kamp yeri 野營地 місце для кемпінгу خیموں کے لگانے کی جگہ nơi cắm trại 野营地
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