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[champ, chomp] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to bite upon or grind, esp. impatiently: The horses champed the oats. |
| 2. | to crush with the teeth and chew vigorously or noisily; munch. |
| 3. | to mash; crush. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to make vigorous chewing or biting movements with the jaws and teeth. |
–noun
—Idiom| 5. | the act of champing. |
| 6. | champ at the bit, to betray impatience, as to begin some action. |
champ
2 [champ] –noun Informal.
| a champion. |
Origin:
by shortening
by shortening
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| champ 1 (chāmp) v. champed, champ·ing, champs v. tr. To bite or chew upon noisily. See Synonyms at bite. v. intr. To work the jaws and teeth vigorously. [Probably imitative.] |
| champ 2 (chāmp) n. Informal A champion. |
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Champ
Champ\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Champed; p. pr. & vb. n. Champing.] [Prob, of Scand. orgin; cf. dial. Sw. k["a]msa to chew with difficulty, champ; but cf. also OF. champier, champeyer, champoyer, to graze in fields, fr. F. champ field, fr. L. campus. Cf. Camp.]1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard. Foamed and champed the golden bit. --Dryden. 2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. --Steele.Champ
Champ\, v. i. To bite or chew impatiently. They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. --Hooker.Champ
Champ\, Champe \Champe\, n. [F. champ, L. campus field.] (Arch.) The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
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Language Translation for : champ
Spanish:
mascar, masticar,
German:
geräuschvoll kauen, schmatzen,
Japanese:
むしゃむしゃかむ
champ (v.)
1530, probably echoic. Earlier also cham.
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champ
In addition to the idiom beginning with champ, also see like a champ.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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