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Definition of champ
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Examples of champ in a Sentence
He champed his pipe angrily.
The horse was champing its bit.
He champed on his pipe angrily.
Recent Examples of champ from the Web
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President Trump is champing at the bit to fire the Justice Department special counsel investigating him and associates for obstruction of justice, and financial and election-related crimes.
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Before the match, Bacsinszky praised seven-time Grand Slam champ Venus.
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A wild pitch by Classical starter Jordan Peterson allowed Alex Celiceo to score, giving the Metro South Bay League champs a two-run cushion.
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Linebackers coach Don Martindale, who has done a real nice job helping to develop young linebackers like C.J. Mosley, Zachary Orr and Matthew Judon, will be champing at the bit with the edge rushers at his disposal.
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And ESPN's Mel Kiper's own predictions were the source of much eyebrow-raising, but his post-mortem gives A's to the Los Angeles Chargers and, notably, the Super Bowl champ New England Patriots even though the latter didn't pick until No.
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PetSmart is champing at the e-bit, clinching a deal for pet products site Chewy.com.
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There are guys that are champing at the bit to play on that top line.
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But there are no jostling egos on the stage, no feeling of restless supertalents champing at the bit for their moments in the spotlight.
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Origin and Etymology of champ
Middle English chammen, champen
Examples of champ in a Sentence
this year's national basketball champs
Recent Examples of champ from the Web
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Won matches at the Munster Sectional and Highland Regional before losing to Carmel's Lauren Lemonds, the eventual state singles champ.
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This champ made velvety smooth milkshakes and green smoothies, restaurant-quality margaritas and fine ground coffee beans in our testing.
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Williamson, the reigning Northern Kentucky Amateur and Metropolitan Mid-Amateur champ, has won 10, adding the latest at this year's Met Four Ball with partner Brad Wilder.
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The Blackhawks will open the regular season on Oct. 5 against the Stanley Cup champ Penguins at the United Center, the team announced Wednesday.
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The Tide repeated as the national champ in the 2012 season with Jones in a new position.
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First-team all-league; hit .432 for D2 champsRobyn Wampler, Berkeley, Sr.
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Mounds Park Academy – the two-time defending state champ – placed fourth with a 677.
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UW’s Elizabeth Quick, the Pac-12 champ, was 15th at 13-1½, good for second-team All-America.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'champ.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of champ
1868
CHAMP Defined for English Language Learners
champ
playDefinition of champ for English Language Learners
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: to bite and chew on (something) in a noisy way
CHAMP Defined for Kids
Definition of champ for Students
champed
;champing
: to bite and chew noisily a horse champing its bit
champing at the bit
: waiting in an impatient way We were champing at the bit to begin.
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