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Camp

[kʰɛəmp]

An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.

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📖 Definitions of "Camp"

noun

1
An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
2
An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
3
A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
4
A single hut or shelter.
"a hunter's camp"

verb

1
To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
"We're planning to camp in the field until Sunday."
2
To set up a camp.
3
To afford rest or lodging for.
4
To stay in an advantageous location in a video game, such as next to a power-up's spawning point or in order to guard an area.
"Go and camp the flag for the win."

🔄 Synonyms of "Camp"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
coterienoun	A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
cliquenoun	A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
bivouacnoun	An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
tasteless	Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
packnoun	A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
cantonmentnoun	Temporary military living quarters.
ingroupnoun	(sociology) The social group that one belongs to.
campynoun	Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.
summer campnoun	An institution devoted to housing and entertaining children for the summer.
encampverb	(intransitive) To establish a camp or temporary shelter.
inner circlenoun	(idiomatic) The group comprising one's closest friends or associates.
camp outverb	(intransitive) To sleep outdoors, often in a tent.
encampmentnoun	(countable) (often military) A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Camp"

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Word	Definition
encampverb	(intransitive) To establish a camp or temporary shelter.
encampmentnoun	(countable) (often military) A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.
camp outverb	(intransitive) To sleep outdoors, often in a tent.
bivouacnoun	An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
summer campnoun	An institution devoted to housing and entertaining children for the summer.
packnoun	A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
cantonmentnoun	Temporary military living quarters.
coterienoun	A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
inner circlenoun	(idiomatic) The group comprising one's closest friends or associates.
cliquenoun	A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
ingroupnoun	(sociology) The social group that one belongs to.
tasteless	Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
in poor tastenoun	—
campsitenoun	A place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in an outdoor area.
campgroundnoun	An area where tents are pitched.
campernoun	A person who camps, especially in a tent etc.
pavilionnoun	A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
courtnoun	An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
lodgenoun	A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
stockadenoun	(military) An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.