CHAMPED

Verb

champed

simple past tense and past participle of champ

Source: Wiktionary


CHAMP

Champ, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Champed; p. pr. & vb. n. Champing.] Etym: [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. 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.

Champ, v. i.

Definition: To bite or chew impatiently. They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. Hooker.

Champ, Champe, n. Etym: [F. champ, L. campus field.] (Arch.)

Definition: The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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