camp
1
[ kamp ]
/ kæmp /
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to put or station (troops) in a camp; shelter.
Origin of camp
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1520–30; < Middle French
can, camp, orig. dial. (Normandy, Picardy) or < Old Provençal < Italian
campo < Latin
campus field; compare Old English
campe, compe battle, battlefield (cognate with German
Kampf struggle) < Germanic < Latin
Words nearby camp
Definition for camp (2 of 4)
camp
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[ kamp ]
/ kæmp /
noun
something that provides sophisticated, knowing amusement, as by virtue of its being artlessly mannered or stylized, self-consciously artificial and extravagant, or teasingly ingenuous and sentimental.
a person who adopts a teasing, theatrical manner, especially for the amusement of others.
verb (used without object)
Also camp it up.
to speak or behave in a coquettishly playful or extravagantly theatrical manner.
adjective
campy: camp Hollywood musicals of the 1940s.
Definition for camp (3 of 4)
Camp
[ kamp ]
/ kæmp /
noun
Walter Chaun·cey
[chawn-see, chahn-] /ˈtʃɔn si, ˈtʃɑn-/,1859–1925,
U.S. football coach and author.
Definition for camp (4 of 4)
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British Dictionary definitions for camp (1 of 3)
camp
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/ (kæmp) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of camp
camping, nounWord Origin for camp
C16: from Old French, ultimately from Latin
campus field
British Dictionary definitions for camp (2 of 3)
camp
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/ (kæmp) informal /
adjective
effeminate; affected in mannerisms, dress, etc
homosexual
consciously artificial, exaggerated, vulgar, or mannered; self-parodying, esp when in dubious taste
verb
(tr)
to perform or invest with a camp quality
camp it up
- to seek to focus attention on oneself by making an ostentatious display, overacting, etc
- to flaunt one's homosexuality
noun
a camp quality, style, etc
Word Origin for camp
C20: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for camp (3 of 3)
Camp
/ (kæmp) /
noun
Walter (Chauncey). 1859–1925, US sportsman and administrator; he introduced new rules to American football, which distinguished it from rugby.
Medical definitions for camp
cAMP
abbr.
cyclic AMP
Idioms and Phrases with camp
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