boot camp

Noun

Meaning

camp for training military recruits

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

basic training penitentiary glasshouse roundhouse prison jail cooler reformatory jailhouse guardhouse house of correction detention centre bridewell reform school cadetship
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Antonyms

inn auberge roadhouse hotel pension spa
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Hypernyms

bivouac camp encampment cantonment

Examples

That was our first major tour and we got a chance to play in front of like 5000 people every day so it was like a Rock and Roll boot camp for us really, we learned a lot and made a lot of good friends. Adam Rich

I was in better shape when I went into boot camp than when I came out. Kai Ryssdal

We must go to God Boot Camp and straighten our own lives up so we can help people out in the rest of the world and guide them down the stairs and out of the building into safety. Glenn Beck

Football is so barbaric. Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking by playing it. I feel almost like I escaped from boot camp. Brian Bosworth

The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part. R. Lee Ermey

We did this two-week boot camp before we filmed the movie. I got to know everybody in the group and we became friends. We got really tight throughout those two weeks. Shia LaBeouf

Close letter words and terms

boot block boot board boot boy boot catcher boot closer boot craftsman