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chomp

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chomp

[chomp]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), noun
champ, chomp.
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Chomp is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
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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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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Word Origin & History

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

jargon
To fail.
(1996-06-01)

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