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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/ ʃæ /
verb
to munch (food) noisily like a horse
to bite (something) nervously or impatiently; gnaw
informalto be impatient to start work, a journey, etc
noun
the act or noise of champing
dialecta dish, originating in Ireland, of mashed potatoes and spring onions or leeks
champ
2/ ʃæ /
noun
informalshort for champion
Other 51Թ Forms
- champer noun
- champy adjective
- ˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of champ2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of champ1
Idioms and Phrases
champ at the bit, to betray impatience, as to begin some action.
Example Sentences
Republicans are known to favor the rich and everyone knows they are champing at the bit to cut the safety net programs.
If you started the movie at the end, you wouldn’t be champing to find out what happens next.
“He’s champing at the bit, so that’s a good thing. He’s very anxious to get back out here and help his team.”
When he has a big day at the plate, the Trinity League champs are tough to beat and he’ll need to do something against Hernandez and his 98 mph fastball.
Jack Milne, heroic at the heart of an Aberdeen defence that performed a miraculous metamorphosis from mistake-ridden chumps to hugely resilient champs.
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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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