Definition of camp verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

camp

verb

kæmp

kæmp

live in tent

1 [intransitive] to put up a tent and live in it for a short timeI camped overnight in a field.

2 [intransitive] go camping to stay in a tent, especially while you are on holiday/vacationThey go camping in France every year.

stay for short time

3 [intransitive] camp (out) to live in somebody's house for a short time, especially when you do not have a bed thereI'm camping out at a friend's apartment at the moment.

Phrasal verbs

camp out

to live outside for a short timeDozens of reporters camped out on her doorstep.

camp it up

(British English, informal) to behave in a very exaggerated manner, especially to attract attention to yourself or to make people laugh