champ

  • 41Champ — This unusual and interesting name is French in origin and is a topographical surname denoting someone who lived in or near a field or an expanse of open country. The derivation is from the Old French word champ , meaning field or open land, from… …

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  • 42champ — [[t]tʃæ̱mp[/t]] champs N COUNT: oft n N A champ is the same as a champion. [INFORMAL] ...boxing champ Mike Tyson... He had been, he said modestly, swimming champ at high school …

    English dictionary

  • 43champ — I. /tʃæmp / (say champ) verb (t) 1. to bite upon, especially impatiently: horses champing the bit. 2. to crush with the teeth and chew vigorously or noisily; munch. –verb (i) 3. to make vigorous chewing or biting movements with the jaws and teeth …

  • 44champ — champ1 [tʃæmp] v [I and T] BrE [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from the sound of eating] 1.) to bite food in a noisy way = ↑chomp 2.) be champing at the bit to be unable to wait for something patiently champ 2 champ2 n …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45champ — champ1 [ tʃæmp ] noun count INFORMAL a CHAMPION champ champ 2 [ tʃæmp ] verb intransitive or transitive to bite or eat food noisily: CHOMP …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 46champ — {{11}}champ (n.) 1868, American English abbreviation of CHAMPION (Cf. champion) (n.). {{12}}champ (v.) to chew noisily, 1520s, probably echoic. Earlier also cham. Related: Champed; champing. As a noun, attested from c.1600 …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 47champ —    La nature de la femme, que Dieu a condamné l’homme à labourer et à ensemencer, ce à quoi il ne manque pas.         Si pour cueillir tu veux donques semer,    Trouve autre champ, et du mien te retire.    MAROT.        De manière que mon champ… …

    Dictionnaire Érotique moderne

  • 48champ — noun Champ is used after these nouns: ↑division, ↑world …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 49champ — ● n. m. ►BASDON Élément d une liste contenant des informations de même type. Exemple: nom, prénom; âge et profession sont les champs de la table Client . On parle aussi de colonne ou attribut. L expression renseigner un champ est considéré par… …

    Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

  • 50champ — champ1 verb 1》 munch enthusiastically or noisily.     ↘(of a horse) make a noisy biting or chewing action. 2》 fret impatiently. Phrases champ (or chafe) at the bit be restlessly impatient to start doing something. Origin ME: prob. imitative.… …

    English new terms dictionary