champ

champ ¹  (chmp)

v. champed, champ·ing, champs

v.tr.

To bite or chew upon noisily. See Synonyms at bite.

v.intr.

To work the jaws and teeth vigorously.

Idiom:

champ at the bit

To show impatience at being held back or delayed.

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[Probably imitative.]

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champ ²  (chmp)

n. Informal

A champion.

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champ¹

vb

1. to munch (food) noisily like a horse

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

champ (or chafe) at the bit Informal to be impatient to start work, a journey, etc.

n

1. the act or noise of champing

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

[probably of imitative origin]

champer  n

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champ²

n

Informal short for champion [1]

Thesaurus

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"

Translations

champ¹ [tʃæmp] VI to champ at → morder, mordiscar; [+ bit] → tascar, morder
to be champing at the bit (to do sth) → estar impaciente(por hacer algo)

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champ [ˈtʃæmp] n (= champion) → champion(ne) m/f

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champ¹

vt to champ at the bit (lit) → an der Gebissstange kauen; (fig) → vor Ungeduld fiebern

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champ²

n (inf) → Meister(in) m(f), → Champion m; listen, champ → hör zu, Meister

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champ¹ [tʃæmp]

1. vi → masticare rumorosamente
to champ at the bit → mordere il freno

2. vt (gum) → masticare rumorosamente

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champ¹ [tʃæmp]

1. vi → masticare rumorosamente
to champ at the bit → mordere il freno

2. vt (gum) → masticare rumorosamente

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champ² [tʃæmp] n (fam) =champion → campione/essa

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champ² [tʃæmp] n (fam) =champion → campione/essa

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champ

v champ [tʃӕmp]

(especially of horses) to chew noisily. kou يَلوكُ хрупам chroupat smaske; gumle geräuschvoll kauen, schmatzen μασουλώ με θόρυβο mascar, masticar krõmpsutama با صدا جویدن rouskuttaa mâchonner לִלְעוֹס בְּקוֹלָנִיוּת कुतरना glasno žvakati ropogtat mengunyah bryðja masticare rumorosamente むしゃむしゃかむ 우적우적 씹다 kramtyti, šlamšti čāpstināt; šmakstināt mengunyah hoorbaar kauwen smaske, gumle, knaske żuć mastigar a rumega чавкать; грызть удила žuť prežvekovati mljackati tugga, bita เคี้ยวเอื้อง gürültüyle çiğnemek (馬等)大聲嚼 жувати, чавкати آواز کے ساتھ کھانا nhai rào rạo （马等）大声嚼

champ at the bit

to be impatient; to show signs of impatience. ongeduldig wees فَقَدَ صَبْرَهُ ، عيلَ صَبرُهُ изгарящ от нетърпение netrpělivě přešlapovat være utålmodig ungeduldig sein ανυπομονώ consumirle a uno la paciencia kannatust kaotama بی قراری کردن؛ بی صبر و قرار شدن menettää malttinsa ronger son frein לְהַבִּיע קוֹצֵר רוּח अधीर होना gristi žvale, biti nestrpljiv türelmetlenségét alig tudja visszafojtani tidak sabar bryðja mélin; vera óþolinmóður (mordere il freno) いら立つ 안달하다 nekantrauti būt nemierīgam/nepacietīgam tak sabar være utålmodig iritat; nerăb­dător в нетерпении byť netrpezlivý nestrpen biti nestrpljiv vara otålig ความไม่อดทน sabırsızlanmak 感到不耐，顯得不耐煩 виявити нетерпіння بے صبری کا مظاہرہ کرنا nôn nóng 不耐烦