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champ
1[ champ, chomp ]
verb (used with object)
- to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently:
The horses champed the oats.
- to crush with the teeth and chew vigorously or noisily; munch.
- to mash; crush.
verb (used without object)
- to make vigorous chewing or biting movements with the jaws and teeth.
noun
- the act of champing.
champ
2[ champ ]
noun
- a champion.
champ
1/ tʃæmp /
verb
- to munch (food) noisily like a horse
- whenintr, often foll by on, at, etc to bite (something) nervously or impatiently; gnaw
- champ at the bit or chafe at the bit informal.to be impatient to start work, a journey, etc
noun
- the act or noise of champing
- dialect.a dish, originating in Ireland, of mashed potatoes and spring onions or leeks
champ
2/ tʃæmp /
noun
- informal.short for champion
Derived Forms
- ˈchamper, noun
Other Words From
- champer noun
- champy adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of champ2
Word History and Origins
Origin of champ1
Idioms and Phrases
- champ at the bit, to betray impatience, as to begin some action.
More idioms and phrases containing champ
In addition to the idiom beginning with champ , also see like a champ .Example Sentences
Because while the Galaxy celebrated its title by unfurling a championship banner before Sunday’s game, afterward San Diego celebrated as if it had just won a final by beating the champs.
“So a few people sounding off isn’t necessarily how I would want to draw it up. But they’re the champs. They have that right.”
In a segment recorded a few days before the game, former Super Bowl champs Tom Brady and Michael Strahan strode along Bourbon Street, telling viewers that the city’s spirit would not be shattered.
"It's a big blow to the boxing community and he'll be remembered greatly for the champ that he was," he said.
“That is what all of the nonprofits are going to be champing at the bit to know,” said Jenni Campbell, executive director of the L.A.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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