A cabin or shelter or group of such buildings: gathered branches and grasses for a makeshift camp; had a fishing camp in Vermont.
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A group of people who think alike or share a cause; side: The council members disagreed, falling into liberal and conservative camps.
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A place where tents, huts, or other temporary shelters are set up, as by soldiers, nomads, or travelers.
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An affectation or appreciation of manners and tastes commonly thought to be artificial, vulgar, or banal.
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Banality, vulgarity, or artificiality when deliberately affected or when appreciated for its humor: "Camp is popularity plus vulgarity plus innocence” ( Indra Jahalani).
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adjective
Having deliberately artificial, vulgar, banal, or affectedly humorous qualities or style: played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect.
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Of, relating to, being, or displaying camp .
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(of a man or his manner) ostentatiously and extravagantly effeminate:.
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verb-intransitive
To act in a deliberately artificial, vulgar, or banal way.
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To live in or as if in a camp; settle: We camped in the apartment until the furniture arrived.
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To make or set up a camp.
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verb-transitive
To give a deliberately artificial, vulgar, or banal quality to: camped up their cowboy costumes with chaps, tin stars, and ten-gallon hats.
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To shelter or lodge in a camp; encamp: They camped themselves by a river.
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verb
To make camp or occupy a camp.
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To live temporarily in a camp or outdoors .
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To take up one's quarters .
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To take up one's position settle down .
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To put into a camp.
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