pitch+camp

  • 31pitch — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) erect and fix (a tent, camp, etc.). 2 tr. a throw; fling. b (in games) throw (a flat object) towards a mark. 3 tr. fix or plant (a thing) in a definite position. 4 tr. express in a particular style or at a… …

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  • 32pitch — I [[t]pɪtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like) 2) to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position 3) to throw, fling, hurl, or toss 4) spo baseball a) to deliver or serve (the ball) to the batter b) spo to… …

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  • 33camp — camp1 W3S3 [kæmp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in the mountains/forest etc)¦ 2 prison/labour/detention etc camp 3¦(for children)¦ 4¦(group of people)¦ 5¦(military)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin campus field ] 1.) …

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  • 34camp — camp1 /kamp/, n. 1. a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter. 2. such tents or shelters collectively: The regiment transported its camp in trucks. 3. the… …

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  • 35camp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in tents/huts ADJECTIVE ▪ makeshift, temporary ▪ day (AmE), holiday (BrE), sleepaway (AmE), summer ▪ basketball …

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  • 36camp — I [[t]kæmp[/t]] n. 1) a) a place where an army or other group of persons is lodged in tents or other temporary shelters b) such tents or shelters collectively c) the persons so sheltered 2) any temporary structure, as a tent or cabin, used on an… …

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  • 37camp — I 1. noun 1) a kids camp Syn: campsite, campground, encampment, bivouac 2) the liberal and conservative camps Syn: faction, wing, group, lobby, caucus, bloc, party …

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  • 38camp — I. n. Encampment. II. v. n. Encamp, pitch one s tent, pitch a camp …

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  • 39camp down — verb establish or set up a camp • Syn: ↑camp • Hypernyms: ↑pitch, ↑set up • Verb Frames: Somebody s …

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  • 40pitch a tent — to make a tent ready to use They pitched camp by the river …

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