Champ \Champ\ (ch[a^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Champed
   (ch[a^]mt); p. pr. & vb. n. Champing.] [Prob, of Scand.
   orgin; cf. dial. Sw. k[aum]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.]
   1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be
      heard.
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            Foamed and champed the golden bit.    --Dryden.
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   2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. --Steele.
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	Champ \Champ\, v. i.
   To bite or chew impatiently.
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         They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit.
                                                  --Hooker.
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	Champ \Champ\, Champe \Champe\, n. [F. champ, L. campus field.]
   (Arch.)
   The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
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	champ
    n 1: someone who has won first place in a competition [syn:
         champion, champ, title-holder]
    v 1: chafe at the bit, like horses
    2: chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich" [syn: chomp,
       champ]

	

	61 Moby Thesaurus words for "champ":
   Olympic medal winner, award winner, bite, bolus, champion, chaw,
   chew, chew the cud, chew up, chomp, conquering hero, conqueror,
   conquistador, crunch, crush, cud, defeater, easy winner, gnash,
   gnaw, gob, grind, gum, hero, laureate, macerate, mash, master,
   masticate, medalist, morsel, mouth, mouthful, mumble, munch,
   nibble, nip, pancratiast, peck, pick, prizeman, prizetaker,
   prizewinner, quid, ruminate, runner-up, scrunch, shoo-in, smash,
   snap, subduer, subjugator, sure winner, swallow, top dog,
   triumpher, vanquisher, victor, winner, world champion,
   world-record holder

	

	Champ, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
   Population (2000):    12
   Housing Units (2000): 6
   Land area (2000):     0.835731 sq. miles (2.164532 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.835731 sq. miles (2.164532 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            13078
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             38.743529 N, 90.451309 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Champ, MO
    Champ