I.
dialect Britain
past of come
II. ˈkam adverb
Etymology: probably from Welsh, crooked
dialect : crookedly , awry , askew
III. adjective
Etymology: probably from Welsh; akin to Old Irish camm crooked — more at change
dialect : crooked , twisted , perverse
IV. ˈkam, -aa(ə)m noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps from French came, from German kamm, literally, comb, from Old High German kamb — more at comb
1. : a rotating or sliding piece of machinery (as a wheel or a projection on a wheel) that imparts motion to a roller moving against its edge or to a pin free to move in a groove on its face or that receives motion from such a roller or pin
2. : a curved wedge movable about an axis and used for forcing or clamping two pieces together
V. transitive verb
( cammed ; cammed ; camming ; cams )
1. : to move or control the movement of with a cam
2. : to shape into a cam (as by grooving) — often used with out
VI. abbreviation
camouflage