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5 definitions found 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 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["a]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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: champ n : someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: {champion}, {title-holder}] v 1: chafe at the bit, of horses 2: chew noisily [syn: {chomp}] 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)
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