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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°
a location where people stay temporarily, typically in tents or temporary structures
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Please clean up your camp before leaving the site.
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1.1
āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°, āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¤āĻŋ
a community or settlement established primarily for housing and employment purposes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The oil camp had all the necessary facilities for the employees.
āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¸
a military facility where troops are stationed for training or operational purposes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They set up camp near the front lines during the conflict.
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03
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ
a recreational facility where children participate in organized activities during the summer
Dialect
American
AmericanāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
My kids are excited to go to summer camp this year.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
04
āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°, āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°
a correctional facility where individuals are imprisoned, often under harsh conditions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They were forced to work long hours in the penal camp.
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05
āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°, āĻļāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°
a temporary refuge for people forced to flee their homes due to conflict, oppression, or persecution
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The humanitarian organization provided aid to those in the camp.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°-āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°, āĻĻāĻ˛
a group that shares a common belief, often in opposition to others
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The political camp rallied together to support their candidate.
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07
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°
a facility or location designated for athletes to prepare and practice in preparation for an upcoming sports season
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Athletes from various schools gathered at the camp to refine their skills.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
08
āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°
a style or work that is humorous or entertaining due to its lack of originality, often associated with clichÊs
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
People enjoyed the camp humor in the comedy sketches despite their clichÊs.
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻļā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻ°āĻ¸ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
09
āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°
a historical location that served as a defensive settlement, typically from the Iron Age
Dialect
British
BritishSpecialized
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Artifacts found at the camp provide insight into the lives of its inhabitants.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
to camp
01
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make a temporary home or shelter, usually outdoors or in the wild
Intransitive: to camp somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Hikers often camp along the trail, breaking up long journeys into more manageable segments.
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻāĻļā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to live temporarily outdoors, often in a tent or camper
Intransitive: to camp somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
We decided to camp on the beach for the weekend, sleeping under the stars.
āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
(of a character in a video game) to hide or stay in one spot for an extended period of time in order to remain safe or to ambush other players
Intransitive: to camp somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Some players prefer to camp in hidden corners of the map, waiting for unsuspecting enemies to pass by before launching an attack.
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āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
01
marked by deliberate artificiality or sentimental exaggeration that becomes amusing through its self-conscious style
02
characterized by exaggerated, theatrical, or playful style often linked with queer aesthetics or overt femininity
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Everyone loved the camp outfits at the drag show.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
campy
camp
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