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champ¹

(chămp)

v. champed, champ·ing, champs

v.tr.

To bite or chew upon noisily.

v.intr.

To work the jaws and teeth vigorously.

Idiom:

champ at the bit

To show impatience at being held back or delayed. See Usage Note at chomp.

[Probably imitative.]

champ²

(chămp)

n. Informal

A champion.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

champ

(tʃæmp)

1. to munch (food) noisily like a horse

2. (when: intr, often foll by on, at, etc) to bite (something) nervously or impatiently; gnaw

3. champ at the bit chafe at the bit informal to be impatient to start work, a journey, etc

4. the act or noise of champing

5. (Cookery) dialect Ulster a dish, originating in Ireland, of mashed potatoes and spring onions or leeks

[C16: probably of imitative origin]

ˈchamper n

champ

(tʃæmp)

informal short for champion¹

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

champ¹

(tʃæmp, tʃɒmp)

also chomp

v., v.t.

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.

v.i.

4. to make vigorous chewing or biting movements with the jaws and teeth.

[1520–30; perhaps imitative]

champ²

(tʃæmp)

n.

Informal. a champion.

[1865–70; by shortening]

champ

Past participle: champed
Gerund: champing

Imperative
champ
champ

Present
I champ
you champ
he/she/it champs
we champ
you champ
they champ

Preterite
I champed
you champed
he/she/it champed
we champed
you champed
they champed

Present Continuous
I am champing
you are champing
he/she/it is champing
we are champing
you are champing
they are champing

Present Perfect
I have champed
you have champed
he/she/it has champed
we have champed
you have champed
they have champed

Past Continuous
I was champing
you were champing
he/she/it was champing
we were champing
you were champing
they were champing

Past Perfect
I had champed
you had champed
he/she/it had champed
we had champed
you had champed
they had champed

Future
I will champ
you will champ
he/she/it will champ
we will champ
you will champ
they will champ

Future Perfect
I will have champed
you will have champed
he/she/it will have champed
we will have champed
you will have champed
they will have champed

Future Continuous
I will be champing
you will be champing
he/she/it will be champing
we will be champing
you will be champing
they will be champing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been champing
you have been champing
he/she/it has been champing
we have been champing
you have been champing
they have been champing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been champing
you will have been champing
he/she/it will have been champing
we will have been champing
you will have been champing
they will have been champing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been champing
you had been champing
he/she/it had been champing
we had been champing
you had been champing
they had been champing

Conditional
I would champ
you would champ
he/she/it would champ
we would champ
you would champ
they would champ

Past Conditional
I would have champed
you would have champed
he/she/it would have champed
we would have champed
you would have champed
they would have champed

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Noun	1.	champ - someone who has won first place in a competition champion, title-holder record-breaker, record-holder - someone who breaks a record challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
Verb	1.	champ - chafe at the bit, like horses chew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
	2.	champ - chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich" chomp chew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

champ

verb

1. To seize, as food, with the teeth:

bite, chomp, gnash, gnaw.

2. To bite and grind with the teeth:

chew, chomp, chump, crump, crunch, masticate, munch.

Regional: chaw.

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champ

¹ [tʃæmp] VI to champ at → morder, mordiscar; [+ bit] → tascar, morder
to be champing at the bit (to do sth) → estar impaciente (por hacer algo)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

champ

(tʃӕmp) verb

(especially of horses) to chew noisily. mascar, masticar

champ at the bit

to be impatient; to show signs of impatience. consumirle a uno la paciencia

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