champ
1to 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.
to make vigorous chewing or biting movements with the jaws and teeth.
the act of champing.
Idioms about champ
champ at the bit, to betray impatience, as to begin some action.
Origin of champ
1- Also chomp.
Other words from champ
- champer, noun
- champy, adjective
Other definitions for champ (2 of 2)
a champion.
Origin of champ
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How to use champ in a sentence
The Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017 remain the lone team to repeat as champs since the 2004-05 lockout brought us the salary cap.
The Tampa Bay Lightning Are Skating It Back By Sliding Just Under The Salary Cap | Julian McKenzie | February 2, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThere were the wild, largely unorganized olden days when polls decided the national champ, the 1992-94 Bowl Coalition, the 1995-97 Bowl Alliance and the 1998-2013 Bowl Championship Series.
College Football Playoff scenarios: Who’s already in and who needs help this weekend | Patrick Stevens | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostThere are no emails for us to wade through—even if we were champing at the bits.
My two sons—Hugo and Thomas, ages ten and thirteen—are champing at the bit.
Peter Godwin on How to Take Your Kids on an African Safari | Condé Nast Traveler | June 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe engine stood champing like an impatient horse beside her, for she was almost abreast of the tender.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
I thought the champing would have roused the Queen who hath been watching all the day.
The Royal Pawn of Venice | Mrs. Lawrence TurnbullThe high-spirited mules were at the door, impatiently champing their bits.
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward | Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)There was a loud champing sound outside, and occasionally growls or grumbling.
Two Little Savages | Ernest Thompson SetonGuy was making a failure of the fire, and the Bear began nosing nearer, champing his teeth and grunting.
Two Little Savages | Ernest Thompson Seton
British Dictionary definitions for champ (1 of 2)
/ (tʃæmp) /
to munch (food) noisily like a horse
(when intr, 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
the act or noise of champing
Ulster dialect a dish, originating in Ireland, of mashed potatoes and spring onions or leeks
Origin of champ
1Derived forms of champ
- champer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for champ (2 of 2)
/ (tʃæmp) /
informal short for champion (def. 1)
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
Other Idioms and Phrases with champ
In addition to the idiom beginning with champ
- champ at the bit
also see:
- like a champ
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