Champ

Champ
Champ Champ (ch[a^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Champed} (ch[a^]mt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Champing}.] [Prob, of Scand. orgin; cf. dial. Sw. k["a]msa to chew with difficulty, champ; but cf. also OF. champier, champeyer, champoyer, to graze in fields, fr. F. champ field, fr. L. campus. Cf. {Camp}.] 1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard. [1913 Webster]

Foamed and champed the golden bit. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. --Steele. [1913 Webster]


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  • champ — Ⅰ. champ [1] ► VERB 1) munch enthusiastically or noisily. 2) fret impatiently. ● champ at the bit Cf. ↑champ at the bit ORIGIN probably imitative. Ⅱ …   English terms dictionary

  • champ — champ1 [champ] vt. [earlier cham; prob. echoic] to chew hard and noisily; munch n. the act of champing champ at the bit 1. to bite upon its bit repeatedly and restlessly: said of a horse 2. to show impatience at restraint; be restless ☆ champ2… …   English World dictionary

  • Champ — Champ, v. i. To bite or chew impatiently. [1913 Webster] They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. Hooker. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Champ — Champ, Champe Champe, n. [F. champ, L. campus field.] (Arch.) The field or ground on which carving appears in relief. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Champ — 〈[ tʃæ̣mp] m. 6; kurz für〉 Champion * * * Champ [t̮ʃɛmp ], der; s, s [engl. champ] (Sport): kurz für ↑ Champion …   Universal-Lexikon

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