champ (redirected from champing at the bit)

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 ¹

Verb

1. to chew noisily

2. champ at the bit Informal to be restless or impatient to do something [probably imitative]

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champ ²

Noun

Informal short for champion (sense 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

champ

v champ [tʃӕmp]

(especially of horses) to chew noisily. kouيَلوكُхрупамchroupatsmaske; gumlegeräuschvoll kauen, schmatzenμασουλώ με θόρυβοmascar, masticarkrõmpsutamaبا صدا جویدنrouskuttaamâchonnerלִלְעוֹס בְּקוֹלָנִיוּתकुतरनाglasno žvakatiropogtatmengunyahbryðjamasticare rumorosamenteむしゃむしゃかむ(말이) 소리내어 씹다kramtyti, šlamštičāpstināt; šmakstinātmengunyahhoorbaar kauwensmaske, gumle, knaskeżućmastigara rumegaчавкать; грызть удилаžuťprežvekovatimljackatitugga, bitaเคี้ยวเอื้องgürültüyle çiğnemek(馬等)大聲嚼жувати, чавкатиآواز کے ساتھ کھاناnhai rào rạo（马等）大声嚼

champ at the bit

to be impatient; to show signs of impatience. ongeduldig weesفَقَدَ صَبْرَهُ ، عيلَ صَبرُهُизгарящ от нетърпениеnetrpělivě přešlapovatvære utålmodigungeduldig seinανυπομονώconsumirle a uno la pacienciakannatust kaotamaبی قراری کردن؛ بی صبر و قرار شدنmenettää malttinsaronger son freinלְהַבִּיע קוֹצֵר רוּחअधीर होनाgristi žvale, biti nestrpljivtürelmetlenségét alig tudja visszafojtanitidak sabarbryðja mélin; vera óþolinmóður(mordere il freno)いら立つ애가 타다, 안달나다nekantrautibūt nemierīgam/nepacietīgamtak sabarvære utålmodigiritat; nerăb­dătorв нетерпенииbyť netrpezlivýnestrpenbiti nestrpljivvara otåligความไม่อดทนsabırsızlanmak不耐煩виявити нетерпінняبے صبری کا مظاہرہ کرناnôn nóng不耐烦