champ 1 (ch?mp)v. champed, champ·ing, champs v.tr. To bite or chew upon noisily.v.intr. To work the jaws and teeth vigorously.Idiom: champ at the bit To show impatience at being held back or delayed. See Usage Note at chomp.[Probably imitative.]champ 2 (ch?mp)n. Informal A champion.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.champ (t?æmp) vb1. to munch (food) noisily like a horse2. (when: intr, often foll by on, at, etc) to bite (something) nervously or impatiently; gnaw3. champ at the bit chafe at the bit informal to be impatient to start work, a journey, etcn4. the act or noise of champing5. (Cookery) dialect Ulster a dish, originating in Ireland, of mashed potatoes and spring onions or leeks[C16: probably of imitative origin] ?champer nchamp (t?æmp) ninformal short for champion1Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014champ1 (t?æmp, t??mp) also chomp v., v.t. 1. to bite upon or grind, esp. impatiently: The horses champed the oats. 2. to crush with the teeth and chew vigorously or noisily; munch. 3. to mash; crush. v.i. 4. to make vigorous chewing or biting movements with the jaws and teeth. [1520?30; perhaps imitative] champ2 (t?æmp) n. Informal. a champion. [1865?70; by shortening] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.champPast participle: champedGerund: champingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativechampchampPresentI champyou champhe/she/it champswe champyou champthey champPreteriteI champedyou champedhe/she/it champedwe champedyou champedthey champedPresent ContinuousI am champingyou are champinghe/she/it is champingwe are champingyou are champingthey are champingPresent PerfectI have champedyou have champedhe/she/it has champedwe have champedyou have champedthey have champedPast ContinuousI was champingyou were champinghe/she/it was champingwe were champingyou were champingthey were champingPast PerfectI had champedyou had champedhe/she/it had champedwe had champedyou had champedthey had champedFutureI will champyou will champhe/she/it will champwe will champyou will champthey will champFuture PerfectI will have champedyou will have champedhe/she/it will have champedwe will have champedyou will have champedthey will have champedFuture ContinuousI will be champingyou will be champinghe/she/it will be champingwe will be champingyou will be champingthey will be champingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been champingyou have been champinghe/she/it has been champingwe have been champingyou have been champingthey have been champingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been champingyou will have been champinghe/she/it will have been champingwe will have been champingyou will have been champingthey will have been champingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been champingyou had been champinghe/she/it had been champingwe had been champingyou had been champingthey had been champingConditionalI would champyou would champhe/she/it would champwe would champyou would champthey would champPast ConditionalI would have champedyou would have champedhe/she/it would have champedwe would have champedyou would have champedthey would have champedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011