Word Definition

Camp

  1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.
  2. The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers, of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc.
  3. A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner.
  4. To pitch or prepare a camp; to encamp; to lodge in a camp; -- often with out.
  5. To play the game called camp.
  6. An ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.
  7. A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.
  8. To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers.
  9. A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; -- called also burrow and pie.