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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Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Last month, Allin shocked the wrestling world by defeating the champ on AEW’s weekly episodic TV show Dynamite.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
Overall betting favorites are reigning champ Alex Palou in Indy and Denny Hamlin in the NASCAR race, which Busch had been scheduled to run in.
—Greg Cote
may 24, Miami Herald, 24 May 2026
Paige and Bella became tag champs at WrestleMania 42, while Nikki Bella was sidelined with an injury.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
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Noun
Palou’s teammates, six-time series champ Scott Dixon and 21-year-old Kyffin Simpson, couldn’t pull that off.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Last month, Allin shocked the wrestling world by defeating the champ on AEW’s weekly episodic TV show Dynamite.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
Overall betting favorites are reigning champ Alex Palou in Indy and Denny Hamlin in the NASCAR race, which Busch had been scheduled to run in.
—Greg Cote
may 24, Miami Herald, 24 May 2026
Paige and Bella became tag champs at WrestleMania 42, while Nikki Bella was sidelined with an injury.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
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“Champ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champ. Accessed 30 May. 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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