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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
The Liberty are Commissioner’s Cup champs for the second time after beating a shorthanded Las Vegas team last night. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 July 2026 The two-time Stanley Cup champ Florida Panthers, after a year out of the playoffs, pulled off a major deal to unite Brady Tkachuk with his brother Matthew. — Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 InterMiami, the defending MLS champs, are expected to repeat. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026 The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho. — Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for champ
Recent Examples of Synonyms for champ
  1. champion
  2. chew
  3. stomp
  4. stamp
  5. tramp
Noun
  • Defending champions Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo return to Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, where the world's top competitive eaters push the limits of human consumption in a 10-minute race against the clock.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • All three games of series were sellouts — a testament to the fandom of the two-time defending World Series champions and the team’s international baseball star, Ohtani.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
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Verb
  • Each surface hosts a slightly different community, shaped by factors like moisture, oxygen exposure and how often that surface gets disturbed by chewing or brushing.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • This common type of calming aid comes in the form of a treat, pill or chew that’s given orally to the dog.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
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  • The name Chelydra serpentina evokes colossal reptiles stomping through ancient forests.
    — Hannah Smith July 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
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  • The Council's 20% test widens that gap and stamps it as compliant.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The Derya Arms shotgun was stamped that that it was manufactured in the country of Turkey, according to FBI agents who searched the home.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of stamp
Verb
  • 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
  • Imagine The Goonies with a half dozen adults tramping through the caves.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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