champ

1 of 2

noun

ˈchamp How to pronounce champ (audio)
Synonyms of champnext
: champion

champ

2 of 2

verb

ˈchamp How to pronounce champ (audio) ˈchämp How to pronounce champ (audio)
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.

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Examples of champ in a Sentence

Noun this year's national basketball champs Verb He champed his pipe angrily. The horse was champing its bit. He champed on his pipe angrily.
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Both were district champs last season, with Edgewater earning the 5A-5 title in a 12-1 season. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Whatever this promo performance for Season 32 champ Xochitl Gomez’s new Cat in the Hat movie is. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 Every team is going to circle the Knicks on the schedule, so that price of being champs in New York. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Here is my video interview with the double champ Bandido, an AEW and ROH star. — James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for champ

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English chammen, champen

First Known Use

Noun

1868, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of champ was in 1530

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champ

1 of 2 verb
ˈchamp How to pronounce champ (audio)
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
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