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champy

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champ

1  [champ, chomp]
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–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
5. the act of champing.
—Idiom
6. champ at the bit, to betray impatience, as to begin some action.
Also, chomp.

Origin:
1520–30; perh. akin to chap 1 ; see chop 1

Related forms:
champer, noun
champy, adjective
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Slang Dictionary
champ [tʃæmp]

  1. n.
    a champion. (Also a term of address.) : Mark is a real champ—always there to help.
  2. n.
    a dependable member of the underworld. (Underworld. See also thoroughbred.) : Lefty is a champ. He stood by me the whole time.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

champ  (v.)
1530, probably echoic. Earlier also cham.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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