7 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Foamed and champed the golden bit. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. --Steele. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Champ \Champ\, v. i. To bite or chew impatiently. [1913 Webster] They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] Champ From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Champ \Champ\, Champe \Champe\, n. [F. champ, L. campus field.] (Arch.) The field or ground on which carving appears in relief. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: champ n : someone who has won first place in a competition [syn: {champion}, {title-holder}] v 1: chafe at the bit, like horses 2: chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich" [syn: {chomp}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 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 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) From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: 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
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