champ

champ ¹

 (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.

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[Probably imitative.]

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champ ²

 (chămp)

n. Informal

A champion.

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champ

(tʃæmp)

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

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

n

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

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champ

(tʃæmp)

n

informal short for champion¹

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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]

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champ

Past participle: champed
Gerund: champing

Imperative

champ

champ

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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"

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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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Translations

يَلوكُ

chroupatchroustat

gumlesmaske

geräuschvoll kauenschmatzen

mâchonner

bryîja

campionemasticaremasticare rumorosamentemasticazionemordere

kramtytišlamšti

čāpstinātšmakstināt

gumleknaskesmaske

чавкать

gürültüyle çiğnemek

大声嚼

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)

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champ

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

champ

¹

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

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champ

²

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

champ

¹ [tʃæmp]

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

2. vt (gum) → masticare rumorosamente

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champ

² [tʃæmp] n (fam) =champion → campione/essa

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

champ

(tʃӕmp) verb

(especially of horses) to chew noisily. kou يَلوكُ хрупам mastigar chroupat geräuschvoll kauen, schmatzen smaske; gumle μασουλώ με θόρυβο mascar, masticar krõmpsutama با صدا جویدن pureskella äänekkäästi 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, knaskeżuć په شدت سره ژوول (چه ږغ ځنې پو رته شى)، كرپول، خرپول (دكلك شى دخوړلو په وخت كى 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 morder o freio netrpělivě přešlapovat ungeduldig sein være utålmodig ανυπομονώ consumirle a uno la paciencia kannatust kaotama بی قراری کردن؛ بی صبر و قرار شدن olla kärsimätön 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 ongeduldig zijn være utålmodig بې صبره، بې حوصلى، 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

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