camp
1. camp \'kamp\ n [MF, prob. fr. ONF or OProv, fr. L campus plain, field;
akin to OHG ha] often attrib mf crippled, Gk kampe- bend 1a: ground on
which tents or buildings are erected for usu. temporary shelt er (as for
troops) 1b: the group of tents or buildings erected on such ground 1c: a
tent, cabin, or other shelter 1d: an open-air location where one or more
persons camp 1e: a town newly sprung up in a lumbering or mining region
2a: a body of persons encamped 2b1: a group or body of persons; esp : a
group engaged in promoting or defending a theory or doctrine 2b2: an
ideological position 3: military service or life
2. camp vi 1: to pitch or occupy a camp 2: to live in a camp or outdoors
: to put into a camp; also : ACCOMMODATE - camp.er n