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–noun

1.	a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.

2.	such tents or shelters collectively: The regiment transported its camp in trucks.

3.	the persons so sheltered: The camp slept through the storm.

4.	the act of camping out: Camp is far more pleasant in summer than in winter.

5.	any temporary structure, as a tent or cabin, used on an outing or vacation.

6.	a group of troops, workers, etc., camping and moving together.

7.	army life.

8.	a group of people favoring the same ideals, doctrines, etc.: Most American voters are divided into two camps, Republicans and Democrats.

9.	any position in which ideals, doctrines, etc., are strongly entrenched: After considering the other side's argument, he changed camps.

10.	a recreation area in the country, equipped with extensive facilities for sports.

11.

day camp.

12.	summer camp.

–verb (used without object)

13.	to establish or pitch a camp: The army camped in the valley.

14.	to live temporarily in or as if in a camp or outdoors, usually for recreation (often fol. by out): They camped by the stream for a week.

15.	to reside or lodge somewhere temporarily or irregularly, esp. in an apartment, room, etc.: They camped in our apartment whenever they came to town.

16.	to settle down securely and comfortably; become ensconced: The kids camped on our porch until the rain stopped.

17.	to take up a position stubbornly: They camped in front of the president's office.

–verb (used with object)

18.	to put or station (troops) in a camp; shelter.

[Origin: 1520–30; < MF can, camp, orig. dial. (Normandy, Picardy) or < OPr < It campo < L campus field; cf. OE campe, compe battle, battlefield (c. G Kampf struggle) < Gmc < L

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–noun

1.	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.

2.	a person who adopts a teasing, theatrical manner, esp. for the amusement of others.

–verb (used without object)

3.	Also, camp it up. to speak or behave in a coquettishly playful or extravagantly theatrical manner.

–adjective

4.	campy: camp Hollywood musicals of the 1940s.

[Origin: 1905–10; perh. dial. camp impetuous, uncouth person (see kemp¹); hence, slightly objectionable, effeminate, homosexual; in some senses prob. special use of camp¹ brothel, meeting place of male homosexuals

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–noun

Walter Chaun·cey

Audio Help [chawn-see, chahn-] Pronunciation Key, 1859–1925, U.S. football coach and author.

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–noun Biochemistry.

cyclic AMP.

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n.

1. A place where tents, huts, or other temporary shelters are set up, as by soldiers, nomads, or travelers.
2. A cabin or shelter or group of such buildings: gathered branches and grasses for a makeshift camp; had a fishing camp in Vermont.
3. The people using such shelters: a howl that awakened the whole camp.
4. A place in the country that offers simple group accommodations and organized recreation or instruction, as for vacationing children: a girls' summer camp; a tennis camp.
5. Sports A place where athletes engage in intensive training, especially preseason training.
6. The people attending the programs at such a place.
1. A place in the country that offers simple group accommodations and organized recreation or instruction, as for vacationing children: a girls' summer camp; a tennis camp.
2. Sports A place where athletes engage in intensive training, especially preseason training.
3. The people attending the programs at such a place.
Military service; army life.
A group of people who think alike or share a cause; side: The council members disagreed, falling into liberal and conservative camps.

v. camped, camp·ing, camps

v. intr.

To make or set up a camp.
To live in or as if in a camp; settle: We camped in the apartment until the furniture arrived.

v. tr.
To shelter or lodge in a camp; encamp: They camped themselves by a river.

[Obsolete French, perhaps from Italian or Spanish campo, all from Latin campus, field.]

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n.

An affectation or appreciation of manners and tastes commonly thought to be artificial, vulgar, or banal.
Banality, vulgarity, or artificiality when deliberately affected or when appreciated for its humor: "Camp is popularity plus vulgarity plus innocence" (Indra Jahalani).

adj.   Having deliberately artificial, vulgar, banal, or affectedly humorous qualities or style: played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect.

v.   camped, camp·ing, camps

v.   intr.
To act in a deliberately artificial, vulgar, or banal way.

v.   tr.
To give a deliberately artificial, vulgar, or banal quality to: camped up their cowboy costumes with chaps, tin stars, and ten-gallon hats.

[Origin unknown.]

camp'y adj.

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American football coach and promoter who developed many of the sport's basic rules.

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camp (1)

O.E. camp "contest," from W.Gmc. *kampo-z, early loan from L. campus "open field" (see campus), especially "open space for military exercise." Meaning "place where an army lodges temporarily" is 1528, from Fr. camp, from the same L. source. Transferred to non-military senses 1560. Meaning "body of adherents of a doctrine or cause" is 1871. The verb meaning "to encamp" is from 1543. Camp-follower first attested 1810. Camp-meeting is from 1809, usually in reference to Methodists.

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camp (2)

"tasteless," 1909, homosexual slang, perhaps from mid-17c. Fr. camper "to portray, pose" (as in se camper "put oneself in a bold, provocative pose"); popularized 1964 by Susan Sontag's essay "Notes on Camp."

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camp
adjective
1.	providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; "they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's"
noun
1.	temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
2.	a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"
3.	temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas"
4.	an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: clique]
5.	a penal institution (often for forced labor); "China has many camps for political prisoners"
6.	something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality; "the living room was pure camp"
7.	shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
8.	a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months; "city kids get to see the country at a summer camp"
verb
1.	live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"
2.	establish or set up a camp
3.	give an artificially banal or sexual quality to

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In addition to the idioms beginning with camp, also see break camp; foot in both camps; happy camper.

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camp1 [kӕmp] noun

a piece of ground with tents pitched on it

Arabic:	مُخَيَّم، مَضْرِبُ خِيام
Chinese (Simplified):	营地
Chinese (Traditional):	營地
Czech:	tábořiště
Danish:	(telt-)lejr
Dutch:	kamp
Estonian:	laagriplats
Finnish:	leiri
French:	camp(ement)
German:	das Lager
Greek:	κατασκήνωση
Hungarian:	tábor
Icelandic:	(tjald)búðir
Indonesian:	perkemahan
Italian:	accampamento, campeggio

Japanese:	野営地
Korean:	야영지
Latvian:	nometne
Lithuanian:	stovyklavietė
Norwegian:	(telt)leir
Polish:	obóz
Portuguese (Brazil):	acampamento
Portuguese (Portugal):	acampamento
Romanian:	camping
Russian:	лагерь
Slovak:	táborisko
Slovenian:	tabor
Spanish:	campamento
Swedish:	läger
Turkish:	kamp

camp2 [kӕmp] noun

a collection of buildings, huts or tents in which people stay temporarily for a certain purpose
Example: a holiday camp

Arabic:	مُحَيَّم (للسَّكَن المؤَقَّت)
Chinese (Simplified):	设营地
Chinese (Traditional):	設營地
Czech:	tábor, kemp
Danish:	(ferie-)lejr
Dutch:	kamp
Estonian:	laager
Finnish:	leiri
French:	camp
German:	das Lager
Greek:	κατασκήνη, κάμπιγκ
Hungarian:	kemping
Icelandic:	(sumar)búðir
Indonesian:	kamp
Italian:	accampamento

Japanese:	キャンプ場
Korean:	천막의 집단
Latvian:	nometne; telšu pilsē- tiņa
Lithuanian:	stovykla
Norwegian:	(ferie)leir
Polish:	obóz
Portuguese (Brazil):	acampamento
Portuguese (Portugal):	campo
Romanian:	tabără
Russian:	база отдыха
Slovak:	tábor
Slovenian:	tabor, kamp
Spanish:	campamento, campamento de verano
Swedish:	koloni, läger
Turkish:	kamp

camp3 [kӕmp] noun

a military station, barracks etc

Arabic:	مُعِسْكَلر، مُخَيَّم عَسْكَري
Chinese (Simplified):	兵营
Chinese (Traditional):	兵營
Czech:	kemp
Danish:	(militær-)lejr
Dutch:	legerplaats
Estonian:	laager
Finnish:	leiri
French:	camp
German:	das Lager
Greek:	στρατόπεδο
Hungarian:	tábor
Icelandic:	herbúðir
Indonesian:	barak
Italian:	campo

Japanese:	駐留地
Korean:	진지, 임시 주둔지
Latvian:	nometne
Lithuanian:	stovykla
Norwegian:	militærleir
Polish:	obóz
Portuguese (Brazil):	acampamento
Portuguese (Portugal):	acampamento
Romanian:	campament
Russian:	лагерь
Slovak:	tábor
Slovenian:	tabor, vojašnica
Spanish:	campamento militar
Swedish:	militärläger
Turkish:	ordugâh

camp4 [kӕmp] noun

a party or side
Example: They belong to different political camps.

Arabic:	حِزْب
Chinese (Simplified):	露营
Chinese (Traditional):	陣營
Czech:	kemp
Danish:	lejr
Dutch:	kamp
Estonian:	leer
Finnish:	leiri
French:	camp
German:	das Lager
Greek:	παράταξη
Hungarian:	"tábor"
Icelandic:	herbúðir
Indonesian:	kubu
Italian:	partito

Japanese:	陣営
Korean:	진영, 동지
Latvian:	nometne; grupējums
Lithuanian:	grupuotė
Norwegian:	(politisk) leir, fløy
Polish:	obóz
Portuguese (Brazil):	campo
Portuguese (Portugal):	campo
Romanian:	tabără
Russian:	лагерь
Slovak:	tábor
Slovenian:	tabor
Spanish:	bando
Swedish:	läger, sida
Turkish:	topluluk, grup

camp [kӕmp] verb

(also go camping) to set up, and live in, a tent / tents
Example: We camped on the beach; We go camping every year.

Arabic:	يُخَيِّم، يَسْكُنُ خَيْمَةً، يُقيمُ خًيْمَةً
Chinese (Simplified):	设营
Chinese (Traditional):	設營
Czech:	kempovat
Danish:	slå lejr; campere
Dutch:	kamperen
Estonian:	telkima
Finnish:	leiriytyä, telttailla
French:	camper
German:	kampieren
Greek:	κατασκηνώνω
Hungarian:	táboroz, kempingezik
Icelandic:	tjalda, liggja úti
Indonesian:	berkemah
Italian:	accamparsi

Japanese:	キャンプする
Korean:	야영하다
Latvian:	dzīvot nometnē
Lithuanian:	įsikurti stovykloje, stovyklauti
Norwegian:	slå leir, kampere, campe
Polish:	mieszkać pod namiotem
Portuguese (Brazil):	acampar
Portuguese (Portugal):	acampar
Romanian:	a campa
Russian:	разбивать лагерь
Slovak:	táboriť
Slovenian:	taboriti
Spanish:	acampar
Swedish:	campa
Turkish:	kamp yapmak; kampa gitmek

See also: camp bed, camp-fire, camper, campsite

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Camp Sherman, OR Zip code(s): 97730

Camp Wood, TX (city, FIPS 12388) Location: 29.66886 N, 100.01130 W
Population (1990): 595 (271 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78833

Camp Verde, TX Zip code(s): 78010

Camp Verde, AZ (town, FIPS 9690) Location: 34.56965 N, 111.85619 W
Population (1990): 6243 (2839 housing units)
Area: 110.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 86322

Camp Point, IL (village, FIPS 10877) Location: 40.03805 N, 91.06663 W
Population (1990): 1230 (505 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62320

Camp Lejeune, NC Zip code(s): 28542

Camp Hill, AL (town, FIPS 11680) Location: 32.80012 N, 85.65333 W
Population (1990): 1415 (599 housing units)
Area: 23.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36850

Camp Dix, KY Zip code(s): 41127

Camp Dennison, OH Zip code(s): 45111

Camp Creek, WV Zip code(s): 25820

Camp Douglas, WI (village, FIPS 12350) Location: 43.91891 N, 90.26891 W
Population (1990): 512 (242 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Camp Swift, TX (CDP, FIPS 12334) Location: 30.19065 N, 97.29205 W
Population (1990): 2681 (821 housing units)
Area: 30.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

Camp Springs, MD (CDP, FIPS 12600) Location: 38.80355 N, 76.92076 W
Population (1990): 16392 (5676 housing units)
Area: 18.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Camp Crook, SD (town, FIPS 9260) Location: 45.54973 N, 103.97482 W
Population (1990): 146 (55 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Camp Lake, WI (CDP, FIPS 12400) Location: 42.53075 N, 88.14591 W
Population (1990): 2291 (1160 housing units)
Area: 11.6 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)

Camp Hill, PA (borough, FIPS 11000) Location: 40.24250 N, 76.92678 W
Population (1990): 7831 (3589 housing units)
Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Camp Forsyth, KS (CDP, FIPS 10175) Location: 39.06336 N, 96.82438 W
Population (1990): 1967 (458 housing units)
Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

Camp County, TX (county, FIPS 63) Location: 32.97304 N, 94.97887 W
Population (1990): 9904 (4530 housing units)
Area: 511.6 sq km (land), 14.7 sq km (water)

Camp Joseph T Ro, AR Zip code(s): 72118

Camp Lejeune Central, NC (CDP, FIPS 9920) Location: 34.69580 N, 77.36647 W
Population (1990): 36716 (4175 housing units)
Area: 50.7 sq km (land), 20.9 sq km (water)

Camp Pendleton North, CA (CDP, FIPS 10559) Location: 33.31400 N, 117.31455 W
Population (1990): 10373 (1496 housing units)
Area: 23.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Camp Pendleton South, CA (CDP, FIPS 10564) Location: 33.23331 N, 117.37355 W
Population (1990): 11299 (2176 housing units)
Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

Camp, AR Zip code(s): 72520

Fort Riley-Camp Whiteside, KS (CDP, FIPS 23980) Location: 39.08476 N, 96.77108 W
Population (1990): 112 (17 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Rock Camp, OH Zip code(s): 45675

Snow Camp, NC Zip code(s): 27349

Happy Camp, CA Zip code(s): 96039

French Camp, MS (village, FIPS 26020) Location: 33.29209 N, 89.39848 W
Population (1990): 320 (79 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39745

French Camp, CA (CDP, FIPS 26028) Location: 37.88282 N, 121.27873 W
Population (1990): 3018 (543 housing units)
Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95231

Potts Camp, MS (town, FIPS 59720) Location: 34.64825 N, 89.30690 W
Population (1990): 483 (208 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 38659

Fish Camp, CA Zip code(s): 93623

Cole Camp, MO (city, FIPS 15436) Location: 38.45948 N, 93.20547 W
Population (1990): 1054 (513 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65325

Chinese Camp, CA Zip code(s): 95309

Angels Camp, CA Zip code(s): 95222

Boons Camp, KY Zip code(s): 41204

Green Camp, OH (village, FIPS 31948) Location: 40.53283 N, 83.20797 W
Population (1990): 393 (157 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Belle Glade Camp, FL (CDP, FIPS 5225) Location: 26.65728 N, 80.68293 W
Population (1990): 1616 (427 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Whitestone Logging Camp, AK (CDP, FIPS 84200) Location: 58.07125 N, 135.42985 W
Population (1990): 164 (50 housing units)
Area: 21.3 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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Bur"row\, n. [See 1st Borough.]

1. An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.

2. A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.

3. (Mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.

4. A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.

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Camp\, n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field; akin to Gr. ? garden. Cf. Campaing, Champ, n.]

1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. --Shzk.

2. A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner.

Forming a camp in the neighborhood of Boston. --W. Irving.

3. A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.

4. The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers, of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc.

The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight. --Macaulay.

5. (Agric.) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; -- called also burrow and pie. [Prov. Eng.]

6. [Cf. OE. & AS. camp contest, battle. See champion.] An ancient game of football, played in some parts of England. --Halliwell.

Camp bedstead, a light bedstead that can be folded up onto a small space for easy transportation.

camp ceiling (Arch.), a kind ceiling often used in attics or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the plane surface of the upper ceiling.

Camp chair, a light chair that can be folded up compactly for easy transportation; the seat and back are often made of strips or pieces of carpet.

Camp fever, typhus fever.

Camp follower, a civilian accompanying an army, as a sutler, servant, etc.

Camp meeting, a religious gathering for open-air preaching, held in some retired spot, chiefly by Methodists. It usually last for several days, during which those present lodge in tents, temporary houses, or cottages.

Camp stool, the same as camp chair, except that the stool has no back.

Flying camp (Mil.), a camp or body of troops formed for rapid motion from one place to another. --Farrow.

To pitch (a) camp, to set up the tents or huts of a camp.

To strike camp, to take down the tents or huts of a camp.

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Camp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Camped; p. pr. & vb n. Camping.] To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers.

Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host, we all would sup together. --Shak.

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cAMP
cyclic adenosine monophosphate