(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay.
...a refugee ~...
2,500 foreign prisoners-of-war, including Americans, had been held in ~s near Tambov.
N-COUNT: oft n N
2.
A ~ is an outdoor area with buildings, tents, or caravans where people stay on holiday.
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3.
A ~ is a collection of tents or caravans where people are living or staying, usually temporarily while they are travelling.
...gypsy ~s...
We’ll make ~ on that hill ahead.
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4.
If you ~ somewhere, you stay or live there for a short time in a tent or caravan, or in the open air.
We ~ed near the beach.
VERB: V
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Camp out means the same as ~ .
For six months they ~ed out in a caravan in a meadow at the back of the house.
PHRASAL VERB: V P
~ing
They went ~ing in the wilds.
...a ~ing trip.
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5.
You can refer to a group of people who all support a particular person, policy, or idea as a particular ~.
The press release provoked furious protests from the Gore ~ and other top Democrats.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
6.
If you describe someone’s behaviour, performance, or style of dress as ~, you mean that it is exaggerated and amusing, often in a way that is thought to be typical of some male homosexuals. (INFORMAL)
James Barron turns in a delightfully ~ performance.
ADJ
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Camp is also a noun.
The video was seven minutes of high ~ and melodrama.
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7.
see also ~ed , aide-de-~ , concentration ~ , holiday ~ , labour ~ , prison ~ , training ~
8.
If a performer ~s it up, they deliberately perform in an exaggerated and often amusing way. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: V inflects