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break camp

break camp verb: to pack up a campsite and move on.

Verb

break camp (third-person singular simple present breaks camp, present participle breaking camp, simple past broke camp, past participle broken camp)

  1. To pack up a campsite and move on.
    • Soldiers, break camp! We strike the city of Sardis at dawn!

Synonyms of break camp

Forms of break camp

third-person singular presentbreaks camp
present participlebreaking camp
pastbroke camp
past participlebroken camp

Questions about break camp

What does break camp mean?
Break camp means to pack up a campsite and move on.
What part of speech is break camp?
Break camp is a verb.
What is the past tense of break camp?
The past tense of break camp is broke camp.

Words near break camp in the dictionary

  1. break away
  2. break back
  3. break bad
  4. break bread
  5. break bulk
  6. break camp
  7. break character
  8. break clause
  9. break clauses
  10. break containment
  11. break cover

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