Camps — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Meaning & Definition of Camps

Camps (verb)

1. to make camp or occupy a camp
2. to live temporarily in a camp or outdoors —often used with out
3. to take up one's quarters, lodge
4. to engage in camp, exhibit the qualities of camp

Camps (noun)

1. a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
2. a group of tents, cabins, or huts
3. a settlement newly sprung up in a lumbering or mining region
4. something so outrageously artificial, affected, inappropriate, or out-of-date as to be considered amusing
5. a style or mode of personal or creative expression that is absurdly exaggerated and often fuses elements of high and popular culture
6. exaggerated effeminate mannerisms (as of speech or gesture)
7. a place that serves as the starting point or staging area for an expedition or endeavor and that is usually equipped with shelter and supplies
8. a navy or marine corps camp for basic training
9. a disciplinary facility or program in which young offenders are forced to participate in a rigidly structured routine
10. a place or undertaking that resembles a military boot camp especially by requiring one to endure intensive training or initiation
11. outdoor camping that involves driving to a campsite
12. camping using an automobile (such as a car, truck, or van) for shelter
13. sleeping overnight inside an automobile (such as a car, truck, or van) for non-recreational purposes
14. a place where large numbers of people (such as prisoners of war, political prisoners, refugees, or the members of an ethnic or religious minority) are detained or confined under armed guard —used especially in reference to camps created by the Nazis in World War II for the internment and persecution of Jews and other prisoners
15. a camp for children or adolescents that operates during the daytime only and usually during the summer
16. a concentration camp in which large numbers of prisoners are systematically killed