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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  camping - the act of encamping and living in tents in a campinhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation - the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony" |
Translations
camping [ˈkæmpɪŋ]
A. N → cámping m
B. CPD Camping gas® N (Brit) (= gas) → gas m butano (US) (= stove) → cámping gas ® m
camping ground N → (terreno m de) cámping m
camping site N = camping ground camping van N → caravana f, autocaravana f
camping ground N → (terreno m de) cámping m
camping site N = camping ground camping van N → caravana f, autocaravana f
camping [ˈkæmpɪŋ] n → camping m
to go camping → faire du camping
We went camping in Cornwall → Nous avons fait du camping en Cornouailles.
camping gas n
to go camping → faire du camping
We went camping in Cornwall → Nous avons fait du camping en Cornouailles.
camping gas n
(British) (= gas) → butane m
camping
camping in cpds → Camping-;
camping in cpds → Camping-;
camping gas
n (US) → Campinggas nt
camping ground
n → Zeltplatz m
camping site
n → Campingplatz m, → Zeltplatz m
camping van
n → Wohnmobil nt
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