Meaning of camp in English

camp
noun
uk
/kæmp/ us
/kæmp/

camp noun (TENTS/BUILDINGS)

B1 [ C or U ]
a place where people stay in tents or other temporary structures:
We pitched/set up camp (= put up our tents) by the lakeside.
 
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B2 [ C ]
an area where people are kept temporarily for a particular reason:
a labour/prison/refugee camp
B2 [ C or U ]
a place where soldiers stay when they are training or fighting a war:
an army camp
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camp noun (OPINION)

[ C, + sing/pl verb ]
a group of people who share an opinion, especially a political one:
The pro-independence camp are demanding a referendum.
The party is divided into two distinct camps over the legislation.
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camp
verb
uk
/kæmp/ us
/kæmp/
A2 [ I ]
to put up a tent and stay in it for a short while, for example while on holiday:
We camped on one of the lower slopes of the mountain.
[ I or T ] mainly US
(UK usually encamp)
to put a group of tents or temporary shelters in one place, or to put someone in a group of tents or temporary shelters:
Troops were camped only 25 miles from the capital.
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Phrasal verbs

camp it up
camp out
camp
adjective
mainly UK informal
uk
/kæmp/ us
/kæmp/
(US usually campy)
(of a man) behaving and dressing in a way that some people think is typical of a gay man:
What's the name of that amazingly camp actor with the high voice and a funny walk?
using bright colours, loud sounds, unusual behaviour, etc. in a humorous way:
Their shows are always incredibly camp and flamboyant.
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(Definition of camp from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

camp | American Dictionary

camp
noun
us
/kæmp/

camp noun (TENTS/BUILDINGS)

[ C/U ]
a place where people stay in tents or other temporary structures:
[ U ] We set up camp for the night near a stream.
[ C/U ]
A camp is also a place in the countryside organized for people, esp. children, to visit or live for a while to enjoy nature:
[ C/U ] We sent our son away to (a) summer camp.
[ C/U ]
A camp is also a place where people, esp. military people, are trained, where military prisoners are kept, or where people have to live temporarily.

camp noun (GROUP)

[ C ]
a group of people who share an opinion, esp. a political one:
Voters in the governor’s camp will believe whatever he says about the state budget.
camp
verb [ I ]
us
/kæmp/

camp verb [I] (STAY IN TENTS/BUILDINGS)

to set up a tent or other temporary structure to give you shelter outside while you sleep or rest:
We camped in a valley between the two mountains.
We used to go camping out west when I was a child.

Phrasal verb

camp out
(Definition of camp from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of camp

in Chinese (Traditional)
帳篷／建築物, 營地, 宿營地…
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帐篷／建筑物, 营地, 宿营地…
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キャンプ, （子供たちが夏休みのいろいろな活動をする）キャンプ, （軍隊や囚人のための）収容施設…
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kamp, kamp yapmak, ordugâh…
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colonie [feminine, masculine]/centre de vacances, camp [masculine]…
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càmping, campament, camp…
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kamp, legerplaats, kamperen…
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(telt-)lejr, (ferie-)lejr, (militær-)lejr…
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perkemahan, kamp, barak…
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พื้นที่ตั้งเต็นท์หรือกระโจม, ค่ายพัก, ค่ายทหาร…
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chỗ cắm trại, trại, doanh trại…
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obóz, biwakować, mieszkać pod namiotem…
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kem, khemah, markas…
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das Lager, kampieren…
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leir [masculine], ligge i leir, (telt)leir…
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야영지, 캠프, 캠프(방학에 아이들이 가서 특별 할동을 할 수 있는 곳)…
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табір, кемпінг, стоянка…
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campeggio, accampamento, campeggiare…
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