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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Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Reigning girls state champ Seminole (8-1) is one of the entries, as is 2024 boys champ Miami Gulliver.
Games will be played Thursday and Friday after school and all day Saturday.
—Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Kenyan champ Ruth Chepng’etich set a world record last year at just under 2 hours 10 minutes, a year after countrymate Kelvin Kiptum did the same thing in the men’s race—at only 35 seconds over two hours in 2023.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The Chicago Bears, unofficial offseason champs more than once in recent years, could be pushing for another mythical crown.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Reigning girls state champ Seminole (8-1) is one of the entries, as is 2024 boys champ Miami Gulliver.
Games will be played Thursday and Friday after school and all day Saturday.
—Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
Pitt County, the North Carolina region champ, is 2-0; Johnstown, winner of the Mid-Atlantic region, is also 2-0.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Kenyan champ Ruth Chepng’etich set a world record last year at just under 2 hours 10 minutes, a year after countrymate Kelvin Kiptum did the same thing in the men’s race—at only 35 seconds over two hours in 2023.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Champ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champ. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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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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