Champ /(chămp)/

Champ

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Champed; p. pr. & vb. n. Champing

  1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard.
    Foamed and champed the golden bit.
  2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch.

Champ

v. i.
  1. To bite or chew impatiently.
    They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit.

Champ

n.
  1. The field or ground on which carving appears in relief. (Arch.)