champ

/tʃæmp/

Thân thiện

The young champ proudly holds up his gold medal.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To chew noisily: To bite and chew food with a loud, vigorous, and often impatient sound.
   • To show impatience or eagerness: To be restless or eager to begin something, often visibly so.

2. Noun:

   • A champion: (Informal) A person who has defeated all rivals in a competition, especially in sports.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • The horse began to champ on its bit.
  • He champed his burger loudly during the movie.
  • The team was champing at the bit to get the game started.

• Noun:

  • He's the reigning heavyweight champ.
  • The spelling bee champ received a trophy.

Advanced Usage

• "to champ at the bit": To be very eager or impatient to start something. This idiom originates from the behavior of an excited horse biting ("champing") its bit.
  • The investors are champing at the bit to fund the new project.

Variants and Related Words

• Chomp (verb): A near-synonym meaning to chew noisily. Often used interchangeably with "champ."
• Champion (noun): The full, formal term for a winner or titleholder.

Synonyms

• Verb (chew): Chomp, munch, gnaw.
• Verb (be eager): Fret, fume, be restless.
• Noun: Champion, titleholder, winner, victor.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Idioms

• Champ at the bit: (Idiom) To be very impatient or eager to start.
  • After hearing the news, she was champing at the bit to tell everyone.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who has won first place in a competition

Verb

1. chew noisily
   • The boy chomped his sandwich
2. chafe at the bit, like horses

Từ đồng nghĩa

• champion
• title-holder
• chomp