camp

Definition

• n. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
• n. a group of people living together in a camp
• n. temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
• n. a penal institution (often for forced labor)

Word forms

Present participle

camping

Past tense

camped

Past participle

camped

Third person singular

camps

Comparative

camper

Superlative

campest

Example sentences

1. n.

   We set up our camp near the lake for the weekend.

2. vi.

   Every summer, my family likes to camp in the mountains.

3. vt.

   The guide helped us camp by the river safely.