"camo up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: camos up [present, singular, third-person], camoing up [participle, present], camoed up [participle, past], camoed up [past]
Etymology: Ultimately from camouflage, of camo plus the aspect marker up. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} camo up (third-person singular simple present camos up, present participle camoing up, simple past and past participle camoed up)
  1. (informal, military, hunting) To put on clothing, make-up, etc. with a camouflage pattern, to wear camouflage. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Hunting, Military
    Sense id: en-camo_up-en-verb-YtZJsxJr Topics: government, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle, military, politics, war
  2. (informal, military, hunting) To camouflage one's person or equipment, to hide or obscure from view. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Hunting, Military
    Sense id: en-camo_up-en-verb-hVnryhLK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Topics: government, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from camouflage, of camo plus the aspect marker up.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "camos up",
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    },
    {
      "form": "camoing up",
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    },
    {
      "form": "camoed up",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Hunting",
          "orig": "en:Hunting",
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            "Fundamental"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1998 December 5, “A Civil War”, in West Palm Beach Post, page 6E:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Greg Hastings, “You must lead yourself first”, in Doug Crandall, editor, Leadership Lessons from West Point, page 38:",
          "text": "[…] 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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To put on clothing, make-up, etc. with a camouflage pattern, to wear camouflage."
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        [
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, military, hunting) To put on clothing, make-up, etc. with a camouflage pattern, to wear camouflage."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
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        "lifestyle",
        "military",
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        "war"
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          "ref": "2009 April 4, Nick Ferraro, “Fans, police, veterinarian hope to rescue Oreo the goat”, in St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dakota County local:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "(informal, military, hunting) To camouflage one's person or equipment, to hide or obscure from view."
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      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
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  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from camouflage, of camo plus the aspect marker up.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "present",
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      "form": "camoing up",
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          "ref": "1998 December 5, “A Civil War”, in West Palm Beach Post, page 6E:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "2010, Greg Hastings, “You must lead yourself first”, in Doug Crandall, editor, Leadership Lessons from West Point, page 38:",
          "text": "[…] 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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put on clothing, make-up, etc. with a camouflage pattern, to wear camouflage."
      ],
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        [
          "military",
          "military"
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        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "camouflage",
          "camouflage"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, military, hunting) To put on clothing, make-up, etc. with a camouflage pattern, to wear camouflage."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle",
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          "ref": "2009 April 4, Nick Ferraro, “Fans, police, veterinarian hope to rescue Oreo the goat”, in St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dakota County local:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To camouflage one's person or equipment, to hide or obscure from view."
      ],
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        [
          "military",
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          "hunting",
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          "hide",
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          "obscure",
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        "(informal, military, hunting) To camouflage one's person or equipment, to hide or obscure from view."
      ],
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        "informal"
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        "government",
        "hobbies",
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