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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHAMP, v.t.
1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth; as, a horse champs the bit.
2. To bite into small pieces; to chew; to masticate; to devour.
CHAMP, v.i. To chew; to perform the action of biting by repeated motion of the teeth; as, to champ upon the bit.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: champion, champ, title-holder] v
1: chafe at the bit, like horses
2: chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich" [syn: chomp, champ]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English chammen, champen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. chomp 2. mash, trample intransitive verb 1. to make biting or gnashing movements 2. to show impatience of delay or restraint — usually used in the phrase champing at the bit <he was champing at the bit to begin> II. noun Date: 1868 champion

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. munch or chew noisily. 2 tr. (of a horse etc.) work (the bit) noisily between the teeth. 3 intr. fret with impatience (is champing to be away). --n. a chewing noise or motion. Phrases and idioms: champ at the bit be restlessly impatient. Etymology: prob. imit. 2. n. sl. a champion. Etymology: abbr.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Champ Champ, v. i. To bite or chew impatiently. They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. --Hooker.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Champ Champ, Champe Champe, n. [F. champ, L. campus field.] (Arch.) The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Champ Champ, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Champed; 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. Foamed and champed the golden bit. --Dryden. 2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. --Steele.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(champs) A champ is the same as a champion. (INFORMAL) ...the reigning European heavyweight champ... N-COUNT: oft n N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Bite, chew, gnaw.

Moby Thesaurus

Olympic medal winner, award winner, bite, bolus, champion, chaw, chew, chew the cud, chew up, chomp, conquering hero, conqueror, conquistador, crunch, crush, cud, defeater, easy winner, gnash, gnaw, gob, grind, gum, hero, laureate, macerate, mash, master, masticate, medalist, morsel, mouth, mouthful, mumble, munch, nibble, nip, pancratiast, peck, pick, prizeman, prizetaker, prizewinner, quid, ruminate, runner-up, scrunch, shoo-in, smash, snap, subduer, subjugator, sure winner, swallow, top dog, triumpher, vanquisher, victor, winner, world champion, world-record holder