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chomp  (chmp)

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).

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[Variant of champ.]

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chomp [tʃɒmp], chump

vb

to chew (food) noisily; champ

n

the act or sound of chewing in this manner

[variant of champ¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chomp - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws bite eating, feeding - the act of consuming food munch - a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich" nibble - gentle biting pinch, nip - a small sharp bite or snip
Verb	1.	chomp - chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich" champ 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

chomp [tʃɒmp]

A. VT → mascar

B. VI → mascar
see also bit ²

chomp [ˈtʃɒmp]

vi (= munch) → mâcher bruyamment
to chomp on sth → mâcher qch

chomp

vt → laut mahlen; (person) → mampfen (inf)

chomp [tʃɒmp] vi & vt (fam) → masticare rumorosamente

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chomp [tʃɒmp] vi & vt (fam) → masticare rumorosamente