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
As jittery contestants champed at the bit, U. S. tennis fans mused over nine days of the dullest top-flight tennis since women played in ankle-length flannel skirts and panama hats.
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
I kept my eyes fixed on Lucy, as did Van Helsing, and we saw a spasm as of rage flit like a shadow over her face; the sharp teeth champed together.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
