chomp

[ chomp ]

/ tʃɒmp /

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verb (used with or without object), noun

champ¹.

RELATED WORDS

chew, gnaw, bite, munch

Nearby words

chometz, chommie, chomo lhari, chomolungma, chomophyte, chomp, chomsky, chomsky, noam, chomskyan, chon, chondr-

Can be confused

champ chomp

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Examples from the Web for chomp

The President continued to chomp on his sandwich, and now I was sweating.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The gorillas and chimps perhaps then chomp the half eaten fruit and become ill with a devastating human-like disease.
Ebola's Back: What You Need to Know|Kent Sepkowitz|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do Republicans want to chomp stogies with El Rushbo or remain a force in American politics?
The Independent Rundown, November 10|Matthew DeLuca|November 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In de Barze of Diocletian four tousand peoples all could chomp in de water same time.
Mr. Punch on the Continong|Various

Vell, dey not all chomp togesser every day same peoples, but ven de barze all full den forrrty tousand chomp in same time.
Mr. Punch on the Continong|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chomp

chomp

chump

/ (tʃɒmp) /

verb

to chew (food) noisily; champ

noun

the act or sound of chewing in this manner

Word Origin for chomp

variant of champ 1

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