set up camp

verb

To prepare an outdoor area for a prolonged stay.

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pitch camp
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Meanings

verbset up camp (third-person singular simple present sets up camp, present participle setting up camp, simple past and past participle set up camp)

present singular third person sets up camp · participle present setting up camp

  1. To prepare an outdoor area for a prolonged stay.

    Synonyms: pitch camp

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo prepare an outdoor area for a prolonged stay.

Similar
pitch camp
Also see
pitch camp

Translations

Finnish leiriytyä
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Polish rozbijać obóz, rozbić obóz
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  • rozbić obózTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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