what does camp mean?
CAMP as NOUN
- Meaning
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
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- 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
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- Meaning
- temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
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- 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
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- Meaning
- a prison for forced laborers
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- 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
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- Meaning
- a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
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- 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
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- Meaning
- shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
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Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
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- 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
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- Meaning
- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a group of people living together in a camp
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- 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
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CAMP as VERB
- 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
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- Meaning
- establish or set up a camp
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Hypernyms(s) camp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- live in or as if in a tent
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- 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
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CAMP as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
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- they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect
- campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940′’s
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