CHAMP

champ. Champ, v.t. to bite, chew, gnaw, eat, devour

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Champ (chămp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Champed (chămt); p. pr. & vb. n. Champing.] [[Prob, of Scand. orgin; cf. dial. Sw. kämsa 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. 1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard.
Foamed and champed the golden bit. Dryden. 2. 2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. Steele.