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campused

campused is the simple past and past participle of campus.

Meaning of campus

Verb

campus (third-person singular simple present campuses or campusses, present participle campusing or campussing, simple past and past participle campused or campussed)

  1. To confine (a student) to campus as a punishment.
    • They hold sessions regularly and “campus” women for staying out late—and they do their best campussing at those times when they are sleepiest and meanest from being out until three and four themselves the night before.1932, The Syllabus, volume 48, page 444
  2. To use a campus board, or to climb without feet as one would on a campus board.
    • It is climbed or "campused" with only your arms and hands.2010, Stewart M. Green, Ian Spencer-Green, Knack Rock Climbing: A Beginner’s Guide, page 30

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Questions about campused

What is campused the simple past and past participle of?
Campused is the simple past and past participle of campus.

Words near campused in the dictionary

  1. campus board
  2. campus boards
  3. campus carry
  4. Campusano
  5. Campusanos
  6. campused
  7. campuses
  8. campusing
  9. campuslike
  10. campussed
  11. campusses

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