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champ


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champ - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Champ \Champ\ (ch[a^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Champed
     (ch[a^]mt); p. pr. & vb. n. Champing.] [Prob, of Scand.
     orgin; cf. dial. Sw. k[aum]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.
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              Foamed and champed the golden bit.    --Dryden.
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     2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. --Steele.
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  Champ \Champ\, v. i.
     To bite or chew impatiently.
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           They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit.
                                                    --Hooker.
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  Champ \Champ\, Champe \Champe\, n. [F. champ, L. campus field.]
     (Arch.)
     The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
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champ - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  champ
      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]

champ - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Champ, MO (village, FIPS 13078)
    Location: 38.74373 N, 90.44938 W
    Population (1990): 11 (4 housing units)
    Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

champ - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "champ":
     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