gamp C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ɡæmp/ UK /ɡæmp/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a large, baggy umbrella She unfurled her enormous gamp against the sudden downpour. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large, baggy umbrella umbrellabrollyparasol Etymology AI details An eponym from Mrs. Sarah Gamp, a character in Dickens's 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (1843) noted for her large, untidy cotton umbrella. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # gamp **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɡæmp/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡæmp/ ## Meanings 1. a large, baggy umbrella ## Examples - She unfurled her enormous gamp against the sudden downpour. ## Synonyms - umbrella - brolly - parasol ## Etymology An eponym from Mrs. Sarah Gamp, a character in Dickens's 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (1843) noted for her large, untidy cotton umbrella. ## AI Etymology Gamp is an eponym from Mrs. Sarah Gamp, a character in Dickens's 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (1843) noted for her large, untidy cotton umbrella. The etymological value lies in the continuity between the older named form and the modern English word, even where no further internal segmentation is supplied. In present use, it is used as a noun meaning "a large, baggy umbrella", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. Its semantic neighborhood includes umbrella, brolly, and parasol, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown