Hypertext Webster Gateway: "champ"
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) 1.7 (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}]
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