English Explanatory Dictionary

kemp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A coarse or bristly hair, whisker; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt.
  2. Rough hair, wool, or fur.
adj
  1. Shaggy; rough.
verb
  1. To strive or contend in any way; strive for victory.
noun
  1. A contest in work, etc.
noun
  1. A champion; a knight.
name
  1. A surname
  2. A placename
  3. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Ohio, United States.
  5. A small town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.
  6. A small city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

Pronunciation

/kɛmp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kemp.wav

Word forms

kemp kemps camp more kemp most kemp kemping kemped

Etymology

From Middle English kempe (“coarse hairs”), from Old English cenep (“moustache; bit (of a bridle, bristling with points)”), from Proto-West Germanic *kanip, from Proto-Germanic *kanipaz (“beard, moustache, whiskers”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“jaw”). Related to chin.

Related words

kemper

Derived words

kemper kempery-man Kemp Town
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