uncamp

English

Etymology 1

From un- (reversive prefix) +‎ camp.

Verb

uncamp (third-person singular simple present uncamps, present participle uncamping, simple past and past participle uncamped)

1. (transitive) To break up the camp of; to dislodge from camp.
   • 1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC:

     If they could but now uncamp their enemies […]

2. (intransitive) To pack up, and leave a camp

Etymology 2

From un- (not) +‎ camp (“effeminate”).

Adjective

uncamp (comparative more uncamp, superlative most uncamp)

1. Not camp.
   • 2000, Edward Sullivan, Evening Standard London Pub Bar Guide 1999:

     As I write, big changes are in the offing for this long-established, uncamp, uncomplicated gay local.

References

• “uncamp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cupman