Definition of Camp

Camp

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