champ /ˈʧæmp, ˈʧɑmp, ˈʧɔmp/
(vt.)(vi.)使勁地嚼,格格地咬,咬響牙齒格格地嚼,嚼聲
Champ v. t. [imp. & p. p. Champed p. pr. & vb. n. Champing.]
1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard.
Foamed and champed the golden bit. --Dryden.
2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch.
Champ, v. i. To bite or chew impatiently.
They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. --Hooker.
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Champ, Champe, n. Arch. The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
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champ
n : someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: champion,
title-holder]
v 1: chafe at the bit, like horses
2: chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich" [syn: chomp]