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noun

ˈkamp How to pronounce camp (audio)
Definition of campnext
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as in campsite
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins the war forced people to flee their homes and to live in crowded camps along the border

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as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a hunter's camp deep in the woods

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as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use years ago the wealthy industrialists built some rather grand camps along the lake

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camp

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verb

as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter some out-of-town delegates to the convention were camped in university dorms

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camp

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adjective

as in campy

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Recent Examples of camp
Noun
Delane injured his shoulder while being tackled on the interception, an ailment that cost him time in training camp. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 Ditka has been losing contemporaries since July of 1964, when Willie Gallimore’s Volkswagen swerved and rolled, killing Gallimore and Bo Farrington in a training camp tragedy. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
Many migrants, including unaccompanied minors, remain sleeping in the streets and camped on a beach despite authorities’ efforts to shelter, register and deport those who are eligible back to Morocco. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Hundreds of residents returned to the streets the following day, marching toward the Trampolín and Benítez beach areas where migrants were camped and repeating the same chant, according to EFE. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for camp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camp
  1. campsite
  2. hut
  3. cottage
  4. house
  5. campy
  6. campground
  7. cabin
  8. lodge
Noun
  • Less 'conquer the Rubicon Trail,' and more 'find a nice campsite, plug in the coffee machine, and stay there.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Best Apparel Deals The right apparel can make long days on the trail, at the campsite, or exploring nearby towns far more comfortable, and REI’s Labor Day Sale includes it all.
    — Kaitlin Marks, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • Yaga reimagines the witch, who is known to live in a hut on chicken legs and potentially is a murderous seductress or powerful enchantress, depending on the author of the tale.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The plague took his wife and children, and all that remains is a hut, the animal that shares it through the winter for warmth, and the daily toll of survival.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • Instead, under the current plan, the Red Rest cottage would be memorialized with a plaque.
    — Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Carry the literary atmosphere beyond the cottage with visits to the homes of some of the country’s most famous writers, including Edith Wharton’s The Mount and Herman Melville’s Arrowhead.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Fort Taylor is a national historic monument and state park that houses the largest collection of Civil War armament in the world.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The classroom houses Watson's dual language immersion program, one of two in the Little Rock School District, where students receive much of their instruction in Spanish and learn to speak, read and write in both Spanish and English.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • The campy horror-comedy is co-directed by Bacon, 68, and Sedgwick, 61, and stars the longtime couple and co-directors alongside their children Sosie and Travis, 37.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The impossible-to-murder pair chase each other with a machete, shotgun, and chainsaw throughout the fantastically campy film, which pays homage to the classics like Death Becomes Her.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of campy
Noun
  • The remains were found near Crystal Rapid, about 10 miles downstream from Phantom Ranch, one of the areas devastated by the August 29 deadly flash flood that washed out footbridges and campgrounds.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • While the Middle Creek, Penny Pines and Deer Valley campgrounds have reopened, roads and trails in the Hunter Point and Middle Creek area remain closed.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • Flight attendants reported intense shaking and seeing a small amount of smoke or fog in the cabin before oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Booth recalled that the cabin remained largely silent for the rest of the flight.
    — Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • Even a partial dismantling of the rules would mean more pollutants such as smog, mercury and lead — and especially more tiny airborne particles that can lodge in lungs and cause health problems, the AP analysis found.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Consumers saw higher prices in August month-over-month for categories such as communication, lodging away from home, airline fares, education, and used cars and trucks.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
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