camp

Sense 1 noun

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling

Sense 2 verb

live in or as if in a tent

Can we go camping again this summer?

Sense 3 adjective

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

Sense 4 noun

a group of people living together in a camp

the whole camp laughed at his mistake

Sense 5 verb

establish or set up a camp

Sense 6 noun

temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers

level ground is best for parking and camp areas

Sense 7 verb

give an artificially banal or sexual quality to

Sense 8 noun

an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

Sense 9 noun

a penal institution (often for forced labor)

China has many camps for political prisoners

Sense 10 noun

something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality

the living room was pure camp

Sense 11 noun

shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs

Sense 12 noun

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