English[]
Etymology[]
Old French camp, ultimately from Latin campus.
Pronunciation[]
Audio (US) noicon (file) - Rhymes: -æmp
Noun[]
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Camp ({{{1}}})
- An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
- An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
- A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
- A group of people with the same ideals or political leanings, strongly supported.
- An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.
- (informal) A summer camp.
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Adjective[]
Camp (comparative er, superlative {{{2}}})
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- Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.
- (of a man) Ostentatiously effeminate.
- Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.
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Verb[]
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to Camp (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
- We're planning to camp in the field until Sunday.
- To set up a camp.
- (video games) To stay in an advantageous location in a video game, such as next to a power-up's spawning point or to guard an area.
- The easiest way to win on this map is to camp the double damage.
- Go and camp the flag for the win.
- To behave in a camp manner.
- Don't camp up your performance of Malvolio in Twelfth Night this time.
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Related terms[]
- camper
- campness
- campfire
- camp site, campsite
- campground
- campestral
- fat camp
- spawn camping
- summer camp
Anagrams[]
- acmp,
- CAPM
- CPAM
French[]
Etymology 1[]
Latin campus.
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /kɑ̃/
Noun[]
Camp m. (plural Camps)
- camp (An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.)
- Il a mis son camp en tel endroit.
- camp (Semi-temporary accommodation)
- Un camp de concentration.
- camp (A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary)
- Les camps ennemis.
- camp {{gloss}|A group of people with the same ideals or political leanings, strongly supported.}}
- Ce pays est partagé en deux camps.
- camp, summer camp.
- Un camp de vacances.
Derived terms[]
- camp volant
- foutre le camp, ficher le camp
Related terms[]
- camper
- campement
- camping
Etymology 2[]
English camp.
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /kɑ̃mp/, /kɑ̃p/
Adjective[]
Camp m. (invariable)
- camp (Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying, affected, exaggerated)
- Une folle camp ne peut jamais en faire trop.
Noun[]
Camp m (usually uncountable)
- campness; An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.
- La tactique des Sœurs dans la lutte contre le sida repose sur une stratégie politique : une utilisation du camp, une réappropriation revendiquée de l’efféminement, de la visibilité homosexuelle et de la follitude qui visent à désarmer les injonctions morales pesant sur la sexualité – sociales, religieuses, liées au sexe, au genre, aux pratiques sexuelles…
Synonyms[]
- follitude
Old English[]
Etymology[]
From Latin campus.
Noun[]
camp m. or n.
- combat
Noun[]
camp n.
- an enclosed piece of land
Old French[]
Etymology[]
Latin campus.
Noun[]
Camp m. (oblique plural Camps, nominative singular Camps, nominative plural Camp)
- camp.
- Alternative spelling of champ.
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