LEARNit Dictionary

camp

noun
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1
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a place where people live temporarily in tents or temporary buildings
اردوگاه, کمپ
see also base camp, holiday camp, squatter camp, training camp
2
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a place where children go in the summer and take part in sports and other activities
اردوگاه, کمپ, مکان اردوی تابستانی
a tennis/soccer camp
I used to attend a summer music camp for five weeks.
He spent two weeks at camp this summer.
a camp counsellor
3
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a place where people are kept in temporary buildings or tents, especially by a government and often for long periods
اردوگاه, کمپ
They criticized the appalling conditions in the refugee camps.
a detention/an internment camp
They were repeatedly beaten by camp guards.
see also boot camp(2), concentration camp, death camp, labour camp, prison camp, transit camp
4
a place where soldiers live while they are training or fighting
اردوگاه, پایگاه نظامی, کمپ نظامی
an army camp
see also boot camp(1)
5
a group of people who have the same ideas about something and oppose people with other ideas
گروه, دسته, جناح
the socialist camp
We were in opposing camps.
The region split into two armed camps.
People are split into two camps on this issue.
He was a politician who switched camps when it suited him.
6
one of the sides in a competition and the people connected with it
گروه, تیم, جبهه, طرف
There was an air of confidence in the England camp.
verb
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to put up a tent and live in it for a short time
کمپ زدن, چادر زدن, اردو زدن, خیمه زدن, کمپ برپا کردن
2
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to stay in a tent, especially while you are on holiday
چادر زدن, کمپ زدن, چادر برپا کردن
They go camping in France every year.
3
to live in somebody’s house for a short time, especially when you do not have a bed there
اقامت موقت, ماندن برای مدت کوتاه
I'm camping out at a friend's apartment at the moment.
4
(of a character in a video game) to stay in one place in order to keep attacking enemies and gain an advantage
کمین کردن, کمپ کردن
I can’t get through to the market square as someone’s camping on top of the base.
adjective
1
deliberately behaving in an exaggerated way that some people think is typical of a gay man
نمایشی, خودنمایانه, جلف, تئاترگونه
synonym effeminate
2
having a style that is exaggerated and not in good taste, especially in a deliberately humorous way
نمایشی, اغراق‌آمیز, بی‌سلیقه, مبتذل
The movie is a camp celebration of the fashion industry.