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noun

ˈchamp How to pronounce champ (audio)
Definition of champnext
as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition the wrestling champ

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verb

ˈchamp How to pronounce champ (audio)
1
as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth kept champing a cigar as he barked out orders

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2
as in to stomp
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure watch the horses so they don't champ the flower beds

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Recent Examples of champ
Noun
Three-time Super Bowl winner Troy Aikman had 94, and two-time champ Roger Staubach had 85. — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 The annual competition at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve kicks off Tuesday with 16 brown bears vying for the title of chonkiest champ. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Watch the reigning Super Bowl champs dominate on the defensive side. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Season 34 champ Carson is back on the ballroom floor with a much different contestant this year. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for champ
Recent Examples of Synonyms for champ
  1. champion
  2. chew
  3. stomp
  4. stamp
  5. tramp
Noun
  • Two sets of Brooks River behemoths duke it out, including last year’s champion, Bear #32 (Chunk).
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
  • That record had been held by Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, a four-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time world champions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of champion
Verb
  • In the post, Wouter was pictured wearing a dog cone, which is used to prevent pets from licking, chewing or scratching surgical sites or wounds.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • And in Handbrake rendering tests, our 4K video clip got chewed through in a mere 87 seconds.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
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Verb
  • Handclaps, stomping percussion and a communal chorus create the kind of infectious energy that naturally gets people moving.
    — qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, the Great Lawn had to be shut down two months ealier for repairs and resodding after tens of thousands of concertgoers stomped it into a muddy mess.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
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Verb
  • That car became a rally staple, training a generation of drivers, including the French legend Jean Ragnotti, and stamping its double white stripe into motorsport folklore.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
  • As tales of touring and recording with Diddy in other episodes fail to lead to a query about what the Bad Boy founder has been up to since 2024, the doc feels time-stamped and a few considerably eventful years old for the people who come up.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of stamp
Verb
  • Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Champ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champ. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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