champ

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verb

ˈchamp  ˈchämp 

ˈchȯmp

champed; champing; champs

transitive verb

1

: chomp

2

: mash, trample

intransitive verb

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.

champ

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noun

ˈchamp 

: champion

Synonyms of champ

Verb

• chew

Noun

• champion

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Thirteen different franchises have fielded a Finals team during that time, including seven different Western Conference champs in the last seven seasons. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

Brazil has won it five times, while Germany and Italy are four–time winners and defending champ Argentina has won it thrice. —Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 7 June 2026

This weekend, comedy was the underdog champ. —Jake Coyle, Fortune, 7 June 2026

The only people who rival the New York superfans, who show up to support the blue and orange team at Madison Square Garden and on the road, are the wives and girlfriends of this year's Eastern Conference champs. —Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English chammen, champen

First Known Use

Verb

1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for champ

• amp
• clamp
• cramp
• damp
• gamp
• lamp
• ramp
• samp
• scamp
• stamp
• tamp
• tramp

Kids Definition

champ

1 of 2 verb

ˈchamp 

1

: to bite or chew noisily

a horse champing its bit

2

: to show impatience

—usually used in the phrase champing at the bit

champ

2 of 2 noun

: champion entry 1 sense 2