kemp

[ kemp ]

/ kɛmp /

noun

British Dialect.

a strong, brave warrior.
an athlete, especially a champion.
a professional fighter.
an impetuous or roguish young man.

Scot. and North England. a contest, as between two athletes or two groups of workers, especially a reaping contest between farmworkers.

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England. to contest, fight, or strive, especially to strive in a reaping contest.

Origin of kemp

before 900; Middle English kempe,Old English cempa; cognate with Old Frisian kempa, kampa,Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kemp(e), Old High German chemp(i)o; ultimately <West Germanic, perhaps through Latin campiō;see champion

Words nearby kemp

kembla, Kemble, Kemerovo, Kemi, Kemijoki, kemp, Kempe, Kempis, kempt, ken, kenaf

Definition for kemp (2 of 3)

kemp²

[ kemp ]

/ kɛmp /

noun

a short, coarse, brittle fiber, used chiefly in the manufacture of carpets.

Origin of kemp

1350–1400; Middle English kempe coarse (said of hair); akin to Old English cenep mustache, bristly object, Old Norse kampr mustache, cat's whiskers

OTHER WORDS FROM kemp

kempy, adjective

Definition for kemp (3 of 3)

Kemp

[ kemp ]

/ kɛmp /

noun

Jack F., 1935–2009, U.S. politician: congressman 1970–89.

a male given name.

Example sentences from the Web for kemp

The police learned that Kemp worked in a grocery on Decatur Avenue.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The investigation is ongoing, but Kemp has yet to make public any evidence of widespread fraud by the group.
50,000 Missing Georgia Voter-Registration Applications? Nothing to See Here|Patricia Murphy|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Kemp belongs to a different time, and that time has now been long in passing.
Can Rand Bring Blacks Back to the GOP?|James Poulos|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As I left with an agitated employer, Kemp encouraged me to reach out to him if I wanted to get to know him better.
Jack Kemp 2016: The Case for Paul Ryan|Ron Christie|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Kemp would always lead the rally to boycott the hotel and find a spot where all of his teammates could spend the night.
Jack Kemp 2016: The Case for Paul Ryan|Ron Christie|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Kemp Ferrall, furious with the major, and beginning to suspect Quarrier, came to Plank for consultation.
The Fighting Chance|Robert W. Chambers
He seems a very spiteful man, with no great love for you, Mr. Kemp.
Romance|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
Rip and Kemp ran forward until they were right at the sun line.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin
At seven the early train that Dr. Kemp purposed taking would leave.
Other Things Being Equal|Emma Wolf
The kemp in Asia Minor is sometimes a different color from the mohair.
Practical Angora Goat Raising|C. P. Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for kemp

kemp

/ (kɛmp) /

noun

a coarse hair or strand of hair, esp one in a fleece that resists dyeing

Derived forms of kemp

kempy, adjective

Word Origin for kemp

C14: from Old Norse kampr beard, moustache

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	kemp
释义	kemp ¹ [ kemp ] / kɛmp / noun British Dialect. a strong, brave warrior. an athlete, especially a champion. a professional fighter. an impetuous or roguish young man. Scot. and North England. a contest, as between two athletes or two groups of workers, especially a reaping contest between farmworkers. verb (used without object) Scot. and North England. to contest, fight, or strive, especially to strive in a reaping contest. Origin of kemp ¹ before 900; Middle English kempe,Old English cempa; cognate with Old Frisian kempa, kampa,Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kemp(e), Old High German chemp(i)o; ultimately <West Germanic, perhaps through Latin campiō;see champion Words nearby kemp kembla, Kemble, Kemerovo, Kemi, Kemijoki, kemp, Kempe, Kempis, kempt, ken, kenaf Definition for kemp (2 of 3) kemp² [ kemp ] / kɛmp / noun a short, coarse, brittle fiber, used chiefly in the manufacture of carpets. Origin of kemp ² 1350–1400; Middle English kempe coarse (said of hair); akin to Old English cenep mustache, bristly object, Old Norse kampr mustache, cat's whiskers OTHER WORDS FROM kemp kempy, adjective Definition for kemp (3 of 3) Kemp [ kemp ] / kɛmp / noun Jack F., 1935–2009, U.S. politician: congressman 1970–89. a male given name. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kemp The police learned that Kemp worked in a grocery on Decatur Avenue. Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown\|Michael Daly\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST The investigation is ongoing, but Kemp has yet to make public any evidence of widespread fraud by the group. 50,000 Missing Georgia Voter-Registration Applications? Nothing to See Here\|Patricia Murphy\|October 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But Kemp belongs to a different time, and that time has now been long in passing. Can Rand Bring Blacks Back to the GOP?\|James Poulos\|July 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST As I left with an agitated employer, Kemp encouraged me to reach out to him if I wanted to get to know him better. Jack Kemp 2016: The Case for Paul Ryan\|Ron Christie\|December 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Kemp would always lead the rally to boycott the hotel and find a spot where all of his teammates could spend the night. Jack Kemp 2016: The Case for Paul Ryan\|Ron Christie\|December 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Kemp Ferrall, furious with the major, and beginning to suspect Quarrier, came to Plank for consultation. The Fighting Chance\|Robert W. Chambers He seems a very spiteful man, with no great love for you, Mr. Kemp. Romance\|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer Rip and Kemp ran forward until they were right at the sun line. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet\|Harold Leland Goodwin At seven the early train that Dr. Kemp purposed taking would leave. Other Things Being Equal\|Emma Wolf The kemp in Asia Minor is sometimes a different color from the mohair. Practical Angora Goat Raising\|C. P. Bailey British Dictionary definitions for kemp kemp / (kɛmp) / noun a coarse hair or strand of hair, esp one in a fleece that resists dyeing Derived forms of kemp kempy, adjective Word Origin for kemp C14: from Old Norse kampr beard, moustache Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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