Definition

1. Verb:
   • To establish or set up a camp: To pitch tents or otherwise prepare a temporary place to stay, typically outdoors.

Usage

• The verb "camp down" is used to describe the action of creating a campsite. It implies stopping for the night or for a period of time and making the necessary arrangements to sleep and live temporarily in that location.

Examples

• Verb:
  • After hiking all day, we decided to camp down by the lake.
  • The explorers camped down at the base of the mountain before their final ascent.

Advanced Usage

• "to camp down for the night": A common phrase emphasizing the purpose is to settle in order to sleep.
  • As darkness fell, the cyclists began to look for a place to camp down for the night.

Variants and Related Words

• Camp (verb): The base verb, meaning to live temporarily in a camp or outdoors.
  • We plan to camp in the national park.
• Encamp (verb): A more formal synonym for setting up a camp, often used for groups like soldiers.
  • The army encamped on the plain.

Synonyms

• Pitch camp: To set up tents and a campsite.
• Bivouac: To make a temporary camp without tents or with minimal shelter.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Camp out: To sleep outdoors, often for recreation. It can be similar to "camp down" but often emphasizes the experience more than the initial act of setting up.
  • The kids love to camp out in the backyard.

Related Idioms

Verb

1. establish or set up a camp