Definition (noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
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wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
Definition (noun) a group of people living together in a camp
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the whole camp laughed at his mistake
Definition (noun) temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
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level ground is best for parking and camp areas
Definition (noun) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Definition (noun) a penal institution (often for forced labor)
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China has many camps for political prisoners
Definition (noun) something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality
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the living room was pure camp
Definition (noun) shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
Definition (noun) a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
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city kids get to see the country at a summer camp
Definition (verb) live in or as if in a tent
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Can we go camping again this summer?
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The circus tented near the town
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The houseguests had to camp in the living room
Definition (verb) establish or set up a camp
Definition (verb) give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
Definition (adj) providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities
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they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect
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campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's