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camp
noun(camp)an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
camp
verb(camp)establish or set up a camp
Synonyms: camp down,
camp
noun(camp)a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
Synonyms: summer camp,
Examples:
City kids get to see the country at a summer camp.
camp
noun(camp)shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
Synonyms: refugee camp,
camp
noun(camp)temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
Examples:
Wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling.
camp
verb(camp)live in or as if in a tent
Examples:
Can we go camping again this summer?.
The houseguests had to camp in the living room.
The houseguests had to camp in the living room.
camp
adjective(camp)providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
Synonyms: campy,
Examples:
They played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect.
Campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's.
Campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's.
camp
noun(camp)a group of people living together in a camp
Examples:
The whole camp laughed at his mistake.
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noun(camp)a penal institution (often for forced labor)
Examples:
China has many camps for political prisoners.
camp
verb(camp)give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
camp
noun(camp)something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
Examples:
The living room was pure camp.
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noun(camp)temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
Examples:
Level ground is best for parking and camp areas.