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Pronunciation : Champ
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Prob, of Scand. orgin; cf. dial. Sw. k?msa to chew with difficulty, champ; but cf. also OF. champier, champeyer, champoyer, to graze in fields, fr. F. champ field, fr. L. campus. Cf. Camp.]
Definition : 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. Steele.

t. [imp. & p. p. Champed; p. pr. & vb. n. Champing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Champ
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To bite or chew impatiently. They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. Hooker.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Champ, Champe
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. champ, L. campus field.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913