"camo" meaning in English

See camo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkæ.moʊ/ [US] Forms: camos [plural]
Etymology: From camouflage, by shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} camo (countable and uncountable, plural camos)
  1. (textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Textiles Translations (pattern): maastokuvio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-camo-en-noun-3c9Aj8qo Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 5 38 6 8 Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles Disambiguation of 'pattern': 100 0 0
  2. Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (clothes): maastopuku (Finnish), pellepuku (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-camo-en-noun-4vTnovgC Disambiguation of 'clothes': 13 78 9
  3. Short for camouflage. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: camouflage
    Sense id: en-camo-en-noun-LY1fUaaK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 6 50 5 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 5 38 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 30 4 47 5 6 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 52 3 3 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 7 47 9 8

Verb

IPA: /ˈkæ.moʊ/ [US] Forms: camos [present, singular, third-person], camoing [participle, present], camoed [participle, past], camoed [past]
Etymology: From camouflage, by shortening. Head templates: {{en-verb}} camo (third-person singular simple present camos, present participle camoing, simple past and past participle camoed)
  1. (transitive, informal) To camouflage. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-camo-en-verb-pR74yPcG
  2. (intransitive, informal) To put on camouflage clothing. Tags: informal, intransitive Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-camo-en-verb-HkcvYOeG Disambiguation of Clothing: 18 20 17 14 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: camo up

Inflected forms

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          "pattern",
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          "irregular",
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        [
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        "(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces."
      ],
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      "sense": "pattern",
      "word": "maastokuvio"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "clothes",
      "word": "maastopuku"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "clothes",
      "word": "pellepuku"
    }
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