champ

[US]/tʃæmp/
[UK]/tʃæmp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of chewing; the sound of chewing
vt. to chew noisily; to bite vigorously
vi. to bite; to gnaw

Phrases & Collocations

champion

Example Sentences

He was champing with rage.

champ soil and water into mud

The boys were champing to start.

he champed on his sandwich.

he waited, champing at her non-appearance.

The players were champing at the bit as the start of the match was delayed.

Head tremors, jaw champing, salivation, head pressing, opisthotonus &convulsions

The former undisputed world cruiserweight champ hoped to fight IBF and WBO king Klitschko in London.

The former middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight champ worked his way back from that ignominy, albeit by winning just once, over Dominic Gunn in October.

Real-world Examples

We won 1st palce, we are the champs! !

Source: Learn authentic English with Wilber Pan.

They're cheering on the defending Super Bowl champs.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2021 Compilation

We beat the Hawks! And they were city champs!

Source: Volume 4

If we win, we are the champs. If we lose, we are the chumps.

Source: Learn authentic English with Wilber Pan.

Well, he was a USAC road racing champ in '61.

Source: Go blank axis version

Mmm! Here, let me get that for you. Hey, great soup, champ.

Source: We Bare Bears

Hackers are doubtless champing at the bit.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

She already runs like a champ and has even started kicking.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

You're in the Hall of Fame now. You're a true champ.

Source: NBA Star Speech Collection

In 2019, a blind high school wrestler named Jay Spencer became Alabama state champ.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2022 Compilation

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