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chomp

[chomp]

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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), noun

champ¹.

Can be confused: champ, chomp.

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to run away hurriedly; flee.

to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

chomp or chump (tʃɒmp)

—vb
1.	to chew (food) noisily; champ

—n
2.	the act or sound of chewing in this manner

[variant of champ¹]

chump or chump

—vb

—n

[variant of champ¹]

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

chomp

c.1645, U.S. and dialectal variant of champ.

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