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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.
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Foamed and champed the golden bit. --Dryden.
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2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. --Steele.
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Champ \Champ\, v. i.
To bite or chew impatiently.
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They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit.
--Hooker.
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Champ \Champ\, Champe \Champe\, n. [F. champ, L. campus field.]
(Arch.)
The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
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