chimp

noun

ˈchimp 

sometimes ˈshimp

: chimpanzee

Examples of chimp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a dizzying amount of outlandish behavior going on, from chimps with a taste for cocaine, to a former drug dealer who is devoted to reptiles and on to those who engage in intense undercover sting operations. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Those super-smart chimps, gorillas, and orangutans eventually evolved and rebelled against their human masters. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 July 2026

Despite having a brain not much bigger than a chimp, researchers hypothesized that Homo naledi, as the species was named, deliberately buried its dead in the confines of the cave. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

The chimp soon stacked up the boxes, climbed them and grabbed the treat. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chimp

• blimp
• crimp
• imp
• limp
• pimp
• shrimp
• skimp
• wimp

Kids Definition

chimp

noun

ˈchimp 

ˈshimp

: chimpanzee