Collins English-English Dictionary

camp [kæmp]

1. 1. n a place where tents, cabins, or other temporary structures are erected for the use of military troops, for training soldiers, etc

2. 2. n the military life

3. 3. n tents, cabins, etc, used as temporary lodgings by a group of travellers, holiday-makers, Scouts, etc

4. 4. n the group of people living in such lodgings

5. 5. n [South African] a field or paddock fenced off as pasture

6. 6. n a group supporting a given doctrine or theory

   the socialist camp

7. 7. n [modifier] suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up

   a camp bed

   a camp chair

8. 8. vi. [intr; often foll by down] to establish or set up a camp

9. 9. vi. [intr; often foll by out] to live temporarily in or as if in a tent

10. 10. vt. [tr] to put in a camp

11. 11. vt. [Etymology] C16: from Old French, ultimately from Latin campus field

camp [kæmp]

1. 1. adj [informal] effeminate; affected in mannerisms, dress, etc

2. 2. adj homosexual

3. 3. adj consciously artificial, exaggerated, vulgar, or mannered; self-parodying, esp when in dubious taste

4. 4. vt. [tr] to perform or invest with a camp quality

5. 5. n a camp quality, style, etc

6. 6. n [Etymology] C20: of uncertain origin