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chomp

  [chomp]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), noun
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champ

1  [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
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

chump

2  [chuhmp]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to bite or chew; munch.
Also, chomp.

Origin:
1850–55; var. of champ 1
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chomp   (chŏmp)   
v.   chomped, chomp·ing, chomps

v.   tr.
To chew or bite on noisily: a horse chomping oats. See Synonyms at bite.
v.   intr.
To chew or bite on something repeatedly: chomping on a cigar.
n.  The act or an instance of vigorous biting: "He finished the last of his sandwich with a single chomp" (Anne Tyler).

[Variant of champ1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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chump

  1. n.
    a stupid person; a gullible person. : See if that chump will loan you some money.
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  (n.)
1868, Amer.Eng. abbreviation of champion (q.v.).

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

chump 
1703, "short, thick lump of wood," akin to O.N. kumba "block of wood." Meaning "blockhead" is first attested 1883.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

chomp jargon
To fail.
(1996-06-01)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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