champed; champing; champs
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.
Examples of champ in a Sentence
Verb
He champed his pipe angrily.
The horse was champing its bit.
He champed on his pipe angrily.
Noun
this year's national basketball champs
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
One of its leads is Xie Miao, a regular on mainland Chinese streaming who as a kid in the ’90s twice starred alongside Jet Li as his onscreen son, and the other is Joe Taslim, the Indonesian judo champ turned Warrior and Mortal Kombat actor.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Ryan Fox is the defending champ at this event.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Katelyn Mueller-McLean from San Francisco won with just $3,400 after a risky wager that defeated the previous day's champ, Dan Laine.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
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Noun
Gaethje is a two-time interim champ.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
One of its leads is Xie Miao, a regular on mainland Chinese streaming who as a kid in the ’90s twice starred alongside Jet Li as his onscreen son, and the other is Joe Taslim, the Indonesian judo champ turned Warrior and Mortal Kombat actor.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Ryan Fox is the defending champ at this event.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Katelyn Mueller-McLean from San Francisco won with just $3,400 after a risky wager that defeated the previous day's champ, Dan Laine.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
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“Champ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champ. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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champ
1 of 2 verb1
: to bite or chew noisily
a horse champing its bit
2
: to show impatience
—usually used in the phrase champing at the bit
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