CAMP | Definition and Meaning

Definition of Camp

Camp

camp

Definition/Meaning

(noun)

a place where one temporarily lives outdoors, having structures such as tents or huts/cabins, usually located in nature away from urban areas;

e.g. We set up our camp in the middle of the forest and made a bonfire.

(noun)

(American) a place offering facilities for some educational and/or recreational activity and also often outdoor activities, usually visited during the summer and offering living accommodations;

e.g. The children go to a theatre camp during the summer.

(noun)

a training session held for athletes before and out of the regular competition season;

e.g. The team is in basketball camp for the next two months.

(noun)

broadly, a group of people who share some common object, typically supporting the same theory/principle, person, or party, or the common object shared by such a group of people;

e.g. They belong to the rival politician's camp, so we shouldn't disclose our campaign strategies to them.

(verb)

to live in a temporary structure such as a tent for a period of time;

e.g. Her family likes to camp in the hills during the summer.

(verb)

broadly, to temporarily stay in a place, especially when this in uncomfortable or somehow inappropriate;

e.g. I offered to let him camp on my sofa while he was in town.

(adjective)

very theatrical, exaggerated, or deliberately elaborate in style, often intended to be funny or entertaining;

e.g. The play was rather camp and overly dramatic, but it was a lot of fun to watch.