2 camp
Function:
verbInflected forms:
camps; camped; camp·ingMeaning:
[no obj] : to sleep outdoors usually in a tent ▪ The hikers camped by the lake.
camp out [phrasal verb]
1 : to sleep outdoors usually in a tent ▪ We camped out [=camped] under the stars. ▪ Fans camped out [=spent the night outside] in huge numbers to purchase tickets in the morning. —see also campout
2 informal a : to live in a place for a short period of time ▪ I camped out at a friend's apartment until I found a place of my own. b US : to stay in a place for a period of time ▪ He camped out in the library for the afternoon.
2 informal a : to live in a place for a short period of time ▪ I camped out at a friend's apartment until I found a place of my own. b US : to stay in a place for a period of time ▪ He camped out in the library for the afternoon.
—compare 4camp