Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - camp

~1 n 1 a place where people stay in temporary shelters, such as tents, usually for a short time  (Let's go back to the camp - it's getting dark. | break camp (=take down a tent or shelter you have been using)) 2 prison/labour etc camp a place where people are kept for a particular reason, when they do not want to be there  (a refugee camp)  (- see also concentration camp) 3 a place where young people go to relax and take part in activities, often as members of an organization  (scout camp | summer camp)  (- see also day camp, holiday camp) 4 a group of people or organizations who have the same ideas or principles, especially in politics  (the extreme right-wing camp of the party) ~2 v 1 to set up a tent or shelter and stay there for a short time  (We'll camp by the river for the night, and move on tomorrow. | camping equipment) 2 go camping to visit an area and stay in a tent  (We went camping in the mountains last weekend.) camp out phr v 1 to sleep outdoors, usually in a tent 2 to stay somewhere where you do not have all the usual things that a house has  (We'll just have to camp out until our furniture arrives.) camp sth up phr v informal to deliberately behave in a funny, unnatural way, with too much movement or expression ~3 adj informal 1 a man who is camp moves or speaks in the way that people used to think was typical of homosexuals 2 clothes, decorations etc that are camp are very strange, bright, or unusual  (Only you could get away with wearing that outfit - it's so camp!)