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chump

2
[ chuhmp ]
/ tʃʌmp /
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verb (used with or without object)

to bite or chew; munch.

RELATED WORDS

chomp, gnaw, gnash, bite, munch, grind, masticate, chump, manducate, champ

Nearby words

  1. chum,
  2. chum salmon,
  3. chuman,
  4. chumash,
  5. chummy,
  6. chump change,
  7. chumping,
  8. chun doo hwan,
  9. chunchon,
  10. chunder
Also chomp.

Origin of chump

2
First recorded in 1850–55; variant of champ1
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Examples from the Web for chumping

  • Instantly all were chumping almonds, and the icy atmosphere thawed into summer.

    The Jolliest School of All|Angela Brazil

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British Dictionary definitions for chumping (1 of 3)

chumping

/ (ˈtʃʌmpɪŋ) /

noun

Yorkshire dialect collecting wood for bonfires on Guy Fawkes Day

Word Origin for chumping

from chump 1 (sense 2)

British Dictionary definitions for chumping (2 of 3)

chump

1
/ (tʃʌmp) /

noun

informal a stupid person
a thick heavy block of wood
  1. the thick blunt end of anything, esp of a piece of meat
  2. (as modifier)a chump chop
British slang the head (esp in the phrase off one's chump)

Word Origin for chump

C18: perhaps a blend of chunk and lump 1

British Dictionary definitions for chumping (3 of 3)

chump

2
/ (tʃʌmp) /

verb

a less common word for chomp
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Word Origin and History for chumping

chump

n.

1703, "short, thick lump of wood," akin to Old Norse kumba "block of wood." Meaning "blockhead" is first attested 1883. Chump change attested by 1950.

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