cam
nounnounverbadverbcommon in dialogue
- Canada//ˈkeə̯m//
- Canada/[ˈkʰeə̯m]/
- Canada//ˈkɛə̯m//
- //ˈkæm//
- /[ˈkʰæm]/
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
noun
- 1
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
- 2
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it. A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.
- 3
A ridge or mound of earth.
Cum doun t' cam' soid
- 4
A spring-loaded camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.
Etymology
PIE word *ǵómbʰos Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos Proto-Germanic *kambaz Proto-West Germanic ᚲᚨᛒᚨ Proto-West Germanic *kamb Old Dutch *kamb Middle Dutch kamp Dutch kamder. English cam Recorded since the 16th century, from Dutch kam (“cog of a wheel; originally, comb”) (cognate with English comb, and preserved in modern Dutch compounds such as kamrad, kamwiel (“cog wheel”)). Doublet of comb.
noun
- 1
informalCamera.
- 2
A bootleg recording of a film recorded in a movie theater.
Etymology
Clipping of camera.
verb
- 1
To go on webcam with someone.
adverb
- 1
Variant of kamAlternative form of kam.
Forms
- plural
- cams
- comparative
- more cam
- superlative
- most cam
- past tense
- cammed
- past participle
- cammed
- present participle
- camming
- third person singular
- cams
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