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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchampchamp1 /tʃæmp/ verb [intransitive, transitive] British English 1 BITEto bite food in a noisy way SYN chomp2 → be champing at the bit → See Verb table Examples from the Corpuschamp• No doubt he was waiting for her in the foyer, champing at her non-appearance.• It was our first time in the saddle and it had daughter, 11, champing at the bit for more.• David is champing at the bit.• Within three months Eva was champing at the bit.• Meanwhile the owners or their descendants champ impatiently to recover and lovingly restore what is left of the family heritage.• He champed on his gum in time to the music, and kept a poker-faced expression.• Most seem to have lived on the sea floor, champing their way through mud.champchamp2 noun [countable] informal WINa champion the world champExamples from the Corpuschamp• A casual drug user has an ice cream habit and a champ is some one who refuses to reveal their supplier.• Trials bike champ, Steve put on a display to show what can be achieved.• Husband John used to be a professional boxer ... and has beaten former heavyweight champ Joe Bugner on more than one occasion.• They've been the league champs for the past five years.• From national champs to national chumps.• The champ took a dive, hit the deck, and split wide Open.Origin champ1 (1500-1600) Probably from the sound of eating champ2 (1800-1900) champion
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Verb table
champ
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they champ
he, she, it champs
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they champed
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have champed
he, she, it has champed
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had champed
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will champ
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have champed
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Continuous Form
Present
I am champing
he, she, it is champing
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you, we, they are champing
Past
I, he, she, it was champing
you, we, they were champing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been champing
he, she, it has been champing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been champing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be champing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been champing
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