[champ, chomp] 
| 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. |
| 4. | to make vigorous chewing or biting movements with the jaws and teeth. |
| 5. | the act of champing. |
| 6. | champ at the bit, to betray impatience, as to begin some action. |
| 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.] |
chomp jargon
To fail.
(1996-06-01)
