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kamp

Definitions of kamp
  1. noun
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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    Ardennenoffensief
    a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
    types:
    veldslag
    a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
    zeegevecht, zeeslag
    a pitched battle between naval fleets
    noodweer, zelfverdediging
    a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
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    rechtshandeling
    a military engagement
  2. noun
    an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
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    klassenstrijd
    conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)
    coup, oproer, opstand, putsch, rebellie, revolte, staatsgreep
    organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
    gevecht, handgemeen, kloppartij, knokpartij, strijd, treffen, vechtpartij, worsteling
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    vete
    a bitter quarrel between two parties
    schietpartij, vuurgevecht
    a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
    muiterij
    open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
    tegenstroom
    actions counter to the main group activity
    dissonant, wanklank
    strife resulting from a lack of agreement
    afrastering
    the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
    handgemeen, kloppartij, knokpartij, vechtpartij
    disorderly fighting
    vuistgevecht
    a fight with bare fists
    handgemeen, kloppartij, knokpartij, vechtpartij
    a noisy fight in a crowd
    bloedvete, bloedwraak, vendetta, vete
    a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
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    actie
    action taken by a group of people
  3. noun
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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    schietpartij, vuurgevecht
    a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
    afrastering
    the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
    handgemeen, kloppartij, knokpartij, vechtpartij
    disorderly fighting
    vuistgevecht
    a fight with bare fists
    handgemeen, kloppartij, knokpartij, vechtpartij
    a noisy fight in a crowd
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    aanvaring, botsing, collisie, conflict, conflictsituatie, confrontatie, gevecht, treffen, worsteling
    an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
  4. noun
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
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    game, partij, potje, spel, spelletje
    a single play of a sport or other contest
    toernooi
    a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
    beslissingswedstrijd, play off
    any final competition to determine a championship
    steekspel, toernooi
    a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
    heenwedstrijd, uitduel, uitwedstrijd
    a game played away from home
    thuiswedstrijd
    a game played at home
    bekerwedstrijd, cupwedstrijd
    an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition
    decatlon, tienkamp
    an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
    olympiade
    the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
    kwalificatieduel, kwalificatiewedstrijd, selectiewedstrijd, voorronde
    a minor match preceding the main event
    pentatlon, vijfkamp
    an athletic contest consisting of five different events
    autorace
    a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles
    omloop, ronde, wielerkoers, wielerronde, wielerwedstrijd
    a race between people riding bicycles
    roeiwedstrijd
    a race between people rowing or driving boats
    wedloop
    a race run on foot
    freestyle
    a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
    draverij, harddraverij, koers, paardenkoers, paardenrennen, paardenwedren, rennen
    a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting
    bokspartij, bokswedstrijd
    a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring
    eindronde, eindstrijd, eindwedstrijd, finale
    the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
    kwartfinale
    one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
    interland, interlandwedstrijd, landenwedstrijd
    an international championship match
    worstelwedstrijd
    a match between wrestlers
    bewapeningswedloop, wapenwedloop
    a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments
    verkiezingscampagne
    a race between candidates for elective office
  5. noun
    a contest of speed
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    autorace
    a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles
    omloop, ronde, wielerkoers, wielerronde, wielerwedstrijd
    a race between people riding bicycles
    roeiwedstrijd
    a race between people rowing or driving boats
    wedloop
    a race run on foot
    freestyle
    a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
    draverij, harddraverij, koers, paardenkoers, paardenrennen, paardenwedren, rennen
    a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting
    rally, slagenwisseling
    an automobile race run over public roads
    zeilrace, zeilwedstrijd
    a race between crews of people in yachts
    marathon, marathonloop, schaatsmarathon
    a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
    hindernisloop, steeple-chase
    a horse race over an obstructed course
    hindernisloop, steeple-chase
    a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump
    afdaling, daling
    a ski race down a trail
    slalom, slalomwedstrijd
    a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
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    concurrentie, concurrentiestrijd, krachtmeting, match, mededinging, ontmoeting, prijsvraag, sportwedstrijd, treffen, wedkamp, wedstrijd
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
  6. noun
    a contest with rules to determine a winner
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    curling
    a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
    bowling, jeu de boules, kegelen
    a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
    kaarten, kaartspel, kaartspelen
    a game played with playing cards
    geluksspel, gokspel, hazardspel, kansspel
    a game that involves gambling
    kegelspel
    a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
    jeu de boules
    a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
    ijshockey
    a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
    waterpolo
    a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal
    veldspel
    an athletic game that is played outdoors
    blindemannetje
    a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players
    verstoppertje
    a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
    hinkelspel, hinkspel
    a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
    mikado
    a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
    stoelendans
    a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated
    kussengevecht
    a child's game of fighting with pillows
    postkantoor
    a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
    vlooienspel
    a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
    baccarat
    a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
    black jack, blackjack, eenentwintigen
    a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
    bridge, bridgen
    any of various card games based on whist for four players
    casino, casinobrood, gokpaleis, speelbank, speelhol, speelhuis
    a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand
    ecarté
    a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
    parlement, praatbarak, volksvertegenwoordiging
    a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
    farao, faro
    a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
    piket
    a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
    poker, pokeren
    any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
    patience
    a card game played by one person
    whist, whisten
    a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
    pingpong, tafeltennis
    a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
    domino, dominospel
    any of several games played with small rectangular blocks
    biljart, biljartspel
    any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
    bad, bassin, plas, poule, zwembad, zwembassin
    any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
    woordenspel
    any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words
    bordspel
    a game played on a specially designed board
    geluksspel, gokspel, grafiek, hazardspel, kansspel, lotto, tekenkunst
    players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
  7. noun
    temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
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    barakkenkamp
    an encampment of huts (chiefly military)
    lager, lagerbier, pils, pilsener
    a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
  8. noun
    a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
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    plek, stek, stekkie, terrein, vindplaats
    the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
  9. noun
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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    apartje, factie, generaalsbewind, hofkliek, junta, kolonelsbewind, kolonelsregime, lobby, onderonsje, pressiegroep, tête-à-tête
    a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
    geloofsgemeenschap, sekte
    a dissenting clique
    linkervleugel, linkervoet
    those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
    rechterhand, rechterkant, rechtervleugel, rechterzij, rechterzijde, rechts
    those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
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    kring
    an unofficial association of people or groups
  10. noun
    a group of people living together in a camp
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    bijeenkomst, bijeenzijn, samenkomst, samenzijn
    a group of persons together in one place
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