Etymology : Middle French, probably from Old North French or Old Provençal, from Latin campus plain, field
Pronunciation : 'kamp
Function : noun
Date : 1528
1. temporary residence (often made of tents, etc.). build a temporary residence; settle down, establish oneself; live in a temporary residence. out-of-date; ostentatious, theatrical; effeminate, gay. an effeminate style and mannerism affected mainly by gays, however anyone can camp as a row of tents. camp\camp\ (kămp), n. [f. camp, it. campo, fr. l. campus plant, field; akin to gr. kh^pos garden. cf. campaign, champ, n.].
2. the ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.
3. a collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner. forming a camp in the neighborhood of boston. irving.
4. a single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.
5. the company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers, of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc. the camp broke up with the confusion of a flight.
6. (agric.) a mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; -- called also burrow and pie. [prov. eng.].
7. [cf. oe. & as. camp contest, battle. see:
champion.] an ancient game of football, played in some parts of england.camp bedstead, a light bedstead that can be folded up onto a small space for easy transportation.camp ceiling (arch.), a kind ceiling often used in attics or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the plane surface of the upper ceiling.camp chair, a light chair that can be folded up compactly for easy transportation; the seat and back are often made of strips or pieces of carpet.camp fever, typhus fever.camp follower, a civilian accompanying an army, as a sutler, servant, etc.camp meeting, a religious gathering for open-air preaching, held in some retired spot, chiefly by methodists. it usually last for several days, during which those present lodge in tents, temporary houses, or cottages.camp stool, the same as camp chair, except that the stool has no back.
8. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.
9. A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner.
10. A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.
11. The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers, of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc.
12. A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; called also burrow and pie.
13. An ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.
14. To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers.
15. To pitch or prepare a camp; to encamp; to lodge in a camp; - - often with out.
16. To play the game called camp. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas" a prison for forced laborers; "China has many work camps for political prisoners" 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" shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality; "the livingroom was pure camp" a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake" give an artificially banal or sexual quality to establish or set up a 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" providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; "they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's".
17. 1. A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay. a refugee camp 2,500 foreign prisoners-of-war, including Americans, had been held in camps near Tambov.
18. A camp is an outdoor area with buildings, tents, or caravans where people stay on holiday.
19. A camp is a collection of tents or caravans where people are living or staying, usually temporarily while they are travelling. gypsy camps We'll make camp on that hill ahead.
20. If you camp somewhere, you stay or live there for a short time in a tent or caravan, or in the open air. We camped near the beach. Camp out means the same as camp. For six months they camped out in a caravan in a meadow at the back of the house. + camping camp·ing They went camping in the wilds. a camping trip.
21. You can refer to a group of people who all support a particular person, policy, or idea as a particular camp. The press release provoked furious protests from the Gore camp and other top Democrats.
22. If you describe someone's behaviour, performance, or style of dress as camp, you mean that it is exaggerated and amusing, often in a way that is thought to be typical of some male homosexuals. James Barron turns in a delightfully camp performance. Camp is also a noun. The video was seven minutes of high camp and melodrama. see also:
camped, aide-de-camp, concentration camp, holiday camp, labour camp, prison camp, training camp.
23. If a performer camps it up, they deliberately perform in an exaggerated and often amusing way. American football coach and promoter who developed many of the sport's basic rules. aide de camp Camp David Camp David Accords concentration camp Madeleine L'Engle Camp.
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