champ
verb (used with object)
to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently.
champed
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past participleof champ.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof champ.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
champverb (used with object)to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently.
Example Sentences
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The vampirelike lamprey, sneaking into the Great Lakes in the 19th century, gradually champed its way through the fish population.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2016
Gung-ho Lehman bankers champed at Japanese conservatism and bureaucracy, while Nomura veterans chafed at how much Lehman staff were paid.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2015
In the inner courtyard of Buckingham Palace eight beautiful horses champed impatiently at their bits.
From Time Magazine Archive
At 'Sconset Where once fine horses tossed their manes And champed their oats and hay, Now daily flock the folks with brains, To dine and talk and play.
From Time Magazine Archive
There came a low word of command "Halt!" then a moment of horsey noises—nostrils blowing, hoofs pawing, bits being champed, necks being patted.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
