encamp

en·camp

verb \in-ˈkamp, en-\

Definition of ENCAMP

intransitive verb

: to set up or occupy a camp

transitive verb

: to place or establish in a camp

Examples of ENCAMP

1. <the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail>
2. <as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym>

First Known Use of ENCAMP

1563

Related to ENCAMP

Synonyms: bivouac, camp (out)

Related Words: sleep out, tent; bed (down); backpack, caravan

Near Antonyms: eject, evict

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Rhymes with ENCAMP

arc lamp, black damp, boot camp, break camp, C-clamp, death camp, decamp, firedamp, flashlamp, floor lamp, food stamp, glow lamp, headlamp, off-ramp, on-ramp, preamp, revamp, sunlamp, tax stamp, time-stamp, unclamp, work camp