champ : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: champ	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for champ
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
champ n someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: champion, champ, title-holder] v chafe at the bit, like horses chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich" Synonym(s): chomp, champ
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Champ \Champ\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Champed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Champing}.] [Prob, of Scand. orgin; cf. dial. Sw. k[84]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. Foamed and champed the golden bit. --Dryden. 2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. --Steele.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Champ \Champ\, v. i. To bite or chew impatiently. They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. --Hooker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Champ \Champ\, Champe \Champe\, n. [F. champ, L. campus field.] (Arch.) The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Champ, MO (village, FIPS 13078) Location: 38.74373 N, 90.44938 W Population (1990): 11 (4 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)