camo up
camo up verb: to put on clothing, make-up, etc. with a camouflage pattern, to wear camouflage.
Verb
camo up (third-person singular simple present camos up, present participle camoing up, simple past and past participle camoed up)
- To put on clothing, make-up, etc. with a camouflage pattern, to wear camouflage.
- The week prior to the Army-Navy game is anything goes at West Point. Cadets and hard-core instructors “camo up” and wear BDUs (battle dress uniforms) in preparation for the looming clash of the mighty Army black knights and the wimpy, undisciplined Navy midshipmen.1998 December 5, “A Civil War”, in West Palm Beach Post, page 6E
- […] No one told them anything about camo, and it takes them ten minutes to do it right.” ¶ “Well, we have five minutes and everyone has to camo-up,” the first sergeant explained patiently.2010, Greg Hastings, “You must lead yourself first”, in Doug Crandall, editor, Leadership Lessons from West Point, page 38
- To camouflage one's person or equipment, to hide or obscure from view.
- The plan is to have the veterinarian “camo up,” maybe by using a hunting blind, he said, to get close enough to take a shot with a tranquilizer gun.2009 April 4, Nick Ferraro, “Fans, police, veterinarian hope to rescue Oreo the goat”, in St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dakota County local
Forms of camo up
| third-person singular present | camos up |
|---|---|
| present participle | camoing up |
| past participle | camoed up |
| past | camoed up |
Origin of camo up
Ultimately from camouflage, of camo plus the aspect marker up.
Questions about camo up
- What does camo up mean?
- Camo up means to put on clothing, make-up, etc. with a camouflage pattern, to wear camouflage.
- What part of speech is camo up?
- Camo up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of camo up?
- The past tense of camo up is camoed up.
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