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Definition of Champ
1. Noun. Someone who has won first place in a competition.
Specialized synonyms: Record-breaker, Record-holder
Generic synonyms: Challenger, Competition, Competitor, Contender, Rival
2. Verb. Chafe at the bit, like horses.
3. Verb. Chew noisily. "The boy chomped his sandwich"
Generic synonyms: Chew, Jaw, Manducate, Masticate
Derivative terms: Chomp, Chomping
Definition of Champ
1. v. t. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard.
2. v. i. To bite or chew impatiently.
3. n. The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
Definition of Champ
1. Proper noun. (context cryptozoology) A large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Lake Champlain, located on the shared borders of the American states of Vermont and New York and the Canadian province of Quebec. ¹
2. Noun. (form of shortened form champion) ¹
3. Noun. (Ireland uncountable) a meal of mashed potatoes and scallions ¹
4. Verb. To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Champ
1. to chew noisily [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Champ
Literary usage of Champ
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paris and Environs, with Routes from London to Paris: With Routes from by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1896)
"Ecole Militaire, The Champ-de-Mars may be reached direct by Steamboat (see p.
... Cafés and restaurants are to be found in the Champ-de- Mars in summer. ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"A petition to that effect was laid for signature on the altar of the nation in
the Champ de Mars. Two foolish persons whom curiosity led to hide themselves ..."
3. Modern Eloquence by Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh (1900)
"Champ CLARK AARON BURR [Address by Champ Clark, lawyer, educator, member of
Congress from Missouri (born in Anderson County, Kentucky, March 7, 1850; ..."
4. The French Revolution by Louis Madelin (1916)
"CHAPTER XIII THE VOLLEYS ON THE Champ-DE-MARS The King suspended. ... Barnave.
Rupture within the Jacobin Club. The Feuillants. The Champ- ..."
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