From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchampchamp1 /tʃæmp/ verb [intransitive, transitive] British English 1 BITEto bite food in a noisy way SYN chomp2 → be champing at the bit→ See Verb table
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champ• No doubt he was waiting for her in the foyer, champing at her non-appearance.• It was our first time in the saddle and it had daughter, 11, champing at the bit for more.• David is champing at the bit.• Within three months Eva was champing at the bit.• Meanwhile the owners or their descendants champ impatiently to recover and lovingly restore what is left of the family heritage.• He champed on his gum in time to the music, and kept a poker-faced expression.• Most seem to have lived on the sea floor, champing their way through mud.champchamp2 noun [countable] informal WINa champion the world champExamples from the Corpus
champ• A casual drug user has an ice cream habit and a champ is some one who refuses to reveal their supplier.• Trials bike champ, Steve put on a display to show what can be achieved.• Husband John used to be a professional boxer ... and has beaten former heavyweight champ Joe Bugner on more than one occasion.• They've been the league champs for the past five years.• From national champs to national chumps.• The champ took a dive, hit the deck, and split wide Open.Origin champ1 (1500-1600) Probably from the sound of eating champ2 (1800-1900) champion 