camp out

verb

To sleep outdoors, often in a tent.

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Meanings

verbcamp out (third-person singular simple present camps out, present participle camping out, simple past and past participle camped out)

present singular third person camps out · participle present camping out · participle past camped out · past camped out

  1. intransitiveTo sleep outdoors, often in a tent.
  2. idiomaticTo wait or queue for something expected to occur, often overnight.

Synonyms & antonyms

verblive in or as if in a tent

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campencampbivouactent
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Also see
bivouaccampencamptent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

camp out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camp%20out

MLA

“camp out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camp%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camp out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camp%20out.

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