camp

camp¹ W3S3 [kæmp] n

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1¦(in the mountains/forest etc)¦

2 prison/labour/detention etc camp

3¦(for children)¦

4¦(group of people)¦

5¦(military)¦

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[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: Latin campus 'field']

1.) ¦(IN THE MOUNTAINS/FOREST ETC)¦ [U and C]

a place where people stay in tents, shelters etc for a short time, usually in the mountains, a forest etc

▪ Let's go back to camp - it's getting dark.

▪ a camp near Lake Ellen Wilson

▪ The soldiers broke camp (=took down their tents etc) and left before dawn.

pitch/make camp

(=set up a tent or shelter)

▪ It was dark by the time we pitched camp.

▪ We set up camp (=made the camping place ready) at nearby Icicle Lake.

▪ The expedition's base camp (=main camp) was 6,000 feet below the summit.

mining/logging etc camp

(=a camp where people stay when they are doing these kinds of jobs)

2.) prison/labour/detention etc camp

a place where people are kept for a particular reason, when they do not want to be there

▪ a refugee camp just across the border

→↑concentration camp

3.) ¦(FOR CHILDREN)¦ [U and C]

a place where young people go to take part in activities, and where they usually stay for several days or weeks

▪ The camp offers hiking, fishing, canoeing, and boating.

▪ scout camp

▪ Two years ago, she started a summer camp for girls aged 8 and older.

tennis/football etc camp

(=a camp where you can do one particular activity)

→↑day camp, ↑holiday camp

4.) ¦(GROUP OF PEOPLE)¦

a group of people or organizations who have the same ideas or principles, especially in politics

▪ the extreme right-wing camp of the party

▪ At least you know that Lynne is definitely in your camp (=supports you rather than someone else, and agrees with your ideas) .

→have a foot in both camps at ↑foot¹ (21)

5.) ¦(MILITARY)¦

a permanent place where soldiers live or train

▪ Donny is stationed at Camp Pendleton.

camp ²

camp² v

[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: camper, from camp; CAMP¹. camp up 1900-2000 From CAMP³]

1.) to set up a tent or shelter and stay there for a short time

▪ We'll camp by the river for the night, and move on tomorrow.

camping gear/equipment

▪ camping gear such as a sleeping bag, tent, and backpack

2.) go camping

to visit an area, especially the mountains or a forest, and stay in a tent

▪ We went camping in the San Bernardino Mountains.

camp out [i]phr v

1.) to sleep outdoors, usually in a tent

▪ What he liked best about scouting was camping out.

2.) to stay somewhere where you do not have all the usual things that a house has

▪ We'll just have to camp out until our furniture arrives.

camp up [camp sth up] phr v

camp it up

to deliberately use unnatural body or face movements, in a way that some people think is typical of a ↑homosexual man

camp ³

camp³ adj

[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Origin unknown]

1.) a man who is camp moves or speaks in the way that people used to think was typical of ↑homosexuals

2.) also campy AmE

clothes, decorations etc that are camp are very strange, bright, or unusual