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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Greg Cote
october 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
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
Jason Kirk, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The Masters champ addressed the media after Europe prevailed over the United States 15-13, and specifically called into question the contentious atmosphere and raucous crowd.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Rams have impressed, their only loss an unlucky one to champ Philly, while 49ers were a shaky, unconvincing 3-0 even before losing to Jacksonville last week.
—Greg Cote
october 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
Billion-time champ Bama has to care about what happens in the Vandy game, which used to be the glorified FCS game!
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The Masters champ addressed the media after Europe prevailed over the United States 15-13, and specifically called into question the contentious atmosphere and raucous crowd.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Champ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champ. Accessed 10 Oct. 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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