chomp

C0321600 (chŏmp)v. chomped, chomp·ing, chomps v.tr. To chew or bite on noisily: a horse chomping oats.v.intr. To chew or bite on something repeatedly: chomping on a cigar.n. The act or an instance of vigorous biting: "He finished the last of his sandwich with a single chomp" (Anne Tyler).Idiom: chomp at the bit To show impatience at being held back or delayed.

[Variant of champ.]Usage Note: Historically, to bite down with the teeth was to champ, not to chomp, and someone who was impatient at being held back was said to champ at the bit rather than to chomp at the bit. The version of this idiom using the variant chomp first became popular in the mid-1900s and is now the more common form, but both were rated as broadly acceptable in our 2015 Usage Panel ballot, with 70 percent of the Panel accepting the form with champ and 77 percent accepting the form with chomp.

chomp

(tʃɒmp) or

chump

vbto chew (food) noisily; champnthe act or sound of chewing in this manner[variant of champ¹]

champ¹

(tʃæmp, tʃɒmp)

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

(tʃæmp)

n. Informal. a champion. [1865–70; by shortening]

chomp

Past participle: chomped
Gerund: chomping

Imperative
chomp
chomp

Present
I chomp
you chomp
he/she/it chomps
we chomp
you chomp
they chomp

Preterite
I chomped
you chomped
he/she/it chomped
we chomped
you chomped
they chomped

Present Continuous
I am chomping
you are chomping
he/she/it is chomping
we are chomping
you are chomping
they are chomping

Present Perfect
I have chomped
you have chomped
he/she/it has chomped
we have chomped
you have chomped
they have chomped

Past Continuous
I was chomping
you were chomping
he/she/it was chomping
we were chomping
you were chomping
they were chomping

Past Perfect
I had chomped
you had chomped
he/she/it had chomped
we had chomped
you had chomped
they had chomped

Future
I will chomp
you will chomp
he/she/it will chomp
we will chomp
you will chomp
they will chomp

Future Perfect
I will have chomped
you will have chomped
he/she/it will have chomped
we will have chomped
you will have chomped
they will have chomped

Future Continuous
I will be chomping
you will be chomping
he/she/it will be chomping
we will be chomping
you will be chomping
they will be chomping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been chomping
you have been chomping
he/she/it has been chomping
we have been chomping
you have been chomping
they have been chomping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been chomping
you will have been chomping
he/she/it will have been chomping
we will have been chomping
you will have been chomping
they will have been chomping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been chomping
you had been chomping
he/she/it had been chomping
we had been chomping
you had been chomping
they had been chomping

Conditional
I would chomp
you would chomp
he/she/it would chomp
we would chomp
you would chomp
they would chomp

Past Conditional
I would have chomped
you would have chomped
he/she/it would have chomped
we would have chomped
you would have chomped
they would have chomped

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chomp - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jawsbiteeating, feeding - the act of consuming foodmunch - a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich"nibble - gentle bitingpinch, nip - a small sharp bite or snip
Verb	1.	chomp - chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich"champchew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

chomp

verb1. To bite and grind with the teeth:champ, chew, chump, crump, crunch, masticate, munch.Regional: chaw.2. To seize, as food, with the teeth:bite, champ, gnash, gnaw.

Translations

masticare

chomp

chomp at the bit

To be impatient or eager for something to happen or over some delay. Used to liken someone to an overexcited horse straining against its bit (the metal piece of the harness that fits between its jaws). The crowd chomped at the bit to see the unveiling of the new building. I've chomped at the bit for an opportunity like this my entire life!See also: bit, chomp

be chomping at the bit

To be impatient and/or eager for something to happen or over some delay. Used to liken someone to an overexcited horse straining against its bit (the metal piece of the harness that fits between its jaws). I was chomping at the bit for the game to start. After two hours of waiting in the airport lobby, we were chomping at the bit to finally get on the plane.See also: bit, chomp

champ at the bit

To be very eager or impatient to do something. The phrase alludes to an excited horse chewing on its "bit" (a metal mouthpiece). The kids are champing at the bit to go to the park—can you take them? Now that my daughter is 16, she's champing at the bit to take the driver's test.See also: bit, champ

be champing at the bit

champ at the bit

and chomp at the bit 1. Lit. [for a horse] to bite at its bit, eager to move along. Dobbin was champing at the bit, eager to go. 2. Fig. to be ready and anxious to do something. The kids were champing at the bit to get into the swimming pool. The dogs were champing at the bit to begin the hunt.See also: bit, champ

champ at the bit

Show impatience at being held back or delayed, as in The dismissal bell hadn't rung, but they were champing at the bit to leave. This term transfers the action of a horse that impatiently bites the bit in its mouth to human behavior. [Mid-1600s] See also: bit, champ

be champing at the bit

be chomping at the bit

If you are champing at the bit, you want to do something now and feel impatient because you are being prevented from doing so. Note: In the first and third expressions, a `bit' is a piece of metal which is held in a horse's mouth by the bridle and reins. Foremen had been champing at the bit to strike before next week's meeting. He had three of Goldman's best clients chomping at the bit to get a piece of this deal.See also: bit, champ

champ (or chafe) at the bit

be restlessly impatient, especially to start doing something. Champ at the bit is used literally of a spirited horse that tugs at the bit in its mouth in its eagerness to move.See also: bit, champ

be ˌchamping/ˌchomping at the ˈbit

(also be ˌchafing at the bit more formal) be impatient to do or to start doing something: The players were champing at the bit as the start of the match was delayed. ♢ I know you’re chafing at the bit, so we’ll start as soon as we can. Champ and chomp mean to bite or eat something noisily. The bit is the piece of metal which goes in a horse’s mouth and is used to control the horse.See also: bit, champ, chomp

champ at the bit

To show impatience at being held back or delayed.See also: bit, champ

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verb to bite and grind with the teeth

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verb to seize, as food, with the teeth

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noun the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

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verb chew noisily

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verb to bite and grind with the teeth

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verb to seize, as food, with the teeth

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noun the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

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verb chew noisily

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