camp
noun
[ kamp ]
• a place with temporary accommodation of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, or travelling people.
• the supporters of a particular party or doctrine regarded collectively.
• "the change is aimed at accommodating last year's political agreement between the island territory's pro- and anti-independence camps"
Similar:
faction,
wing,
side,
group,
party,
lobby,
caucus,
bloc,
clique,
coterie,
set,
sect,
cabal,
• a fenced field or enclosed area for grazing.
camp
verb
• live for a time in a tent, especially while on holiday.
• "holiday parks in which you can camp or stay in a chalet"
• (of livestock) assemble together for rest.
• divide (land) and enclose with fences.
Origin:
early 16th century: from French camp, champ, from Italian campo, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.
camp
adjective
• ostentatiously and extravagantly effeminate (typically used of a man or his manner).
• "a heavily made-up and highly camp actor"
Similar:
effeminate,
effete,
foppish,
affected,
niminy-piminy,
mincing,
posturing,
campy,
queeny,
limp-wristed,
pansyish,
camp
noun
• deliberately exaggerated and theatrical behaviour or style.
• "Hollywood camp"
camp
verb
• behave in an ostentatiously effeminate way (typically used of a man).
• "he camped it up a bit for the cameras"
Similar:
posture,
behave theatrically,
behave affectedly,
overact,
overdo it,
go overboard,
show off,
ham it up,
cop an attitude,
Origin:
early 20th century: of unknown origin.
