CAMP as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
    Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
    Usage Example(s)
    • level ground is best for parking and camp areas
    Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a prison for forced laborers
    Usage Example(s)
    • China has many work camps for political prisoners
    Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • city kids get to see the country at a summer camp
    Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
    Usage Example(s)
    • the livingroom was pure camp
    Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  8. Meaning
    • a group of people living together in a camp
    Usage Example(s)
    • the whole camp laughed at his mistake
    Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

CAMP as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
    Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • establish or set up a camp
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • live in or as if in a tent
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Can we go camping again this summer?
    • The circus tented near the town
    • The houseguests had to camp in the living room
    Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

CAMP as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect
    • campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940′’s
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