set up camp
Establish temporary lodging
To set up camp is to establish a temporary place to stay, originally by pitching tents and arranging gear at a campsite: We set up camp by the river before sunset.
The phrase extends to any situation where someone settles in for a while: She set up camp in the corner booth and worked all afternoon.
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- bivouacTemporary military encampment
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
- pitch a tentErect a temporary shelter
- stake outCovert prolonged surveillance
fire pit · lantern · stake · tarp · outdoors · spiritual retreat · sleeping bag · backpacking · roughing it · survival training · lakeside · nature · starry night · under the stars · hiking · wilderness area · recreation · pitch
set up campbreak camp
Disassemble temporary shelter, leave
strike camp · tear down · pack up · strike the tent · fold up
set up campdecamp
Depart abruptly, often secretly
move out · pull up stakes · move on · hit the road · clear out
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