Champ

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /t͡ʃæmp/
• Rhymes: -æmp

See champion

Full definition of champ

Noun

1. (countable) Form of shortened form

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /t͡ʃæmp/
• Rhymes: -æmp

uncertain, probably imitative

Noun

1. (Ireland, uncountable) a meal of mashed potatoes and scallions

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) to bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
• HookerThey began ... irefully to champ upon the bit.
• DrydenFoamed and champed the golden bit.
• 1951, Isaac Asimov, (1974 publication), part V: “The Merchant Princes”, chapter 13, page 166, ¶ 18The man beside him placed a cigar between Mallow’s teeth and lit it. He champed on one of his own and said, “You must be overworked. Maybe you need a long rest.”

Derived terms

• champ at the bit
• chomp

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃæmp/

From champagne by shortening.

Noun

1. (informal) champagne
• 1990, Ann Heller, "Prom Nights Often Offer Students Primer On Fine Dining", Dayton Daily News, 6 April 1990:"They're dressed up very elegantly and it's nice they have a glass of champ, even if it's non-alcoholic," Reif says.
• 2009, The Lonely Island (featuring ), "", :We're drinkin' Santana champ, 'cause it's so crisp
• 2010, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Inheritance, Pan Books (2010), ISBN 9780330513265, unnumbered page:'Glass of champ?' she called, skipping into the kitchen.

French champ ("field")

Alternative forms

• champe obsolete?

Noun

1. (architecture) the field or ground on which carving appears in relief