3 entries under this word

Champ

Chămp, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. CHAMPED (chămpt); p. pr. & vb. n. CHAMPING.] [O. Fr. champayer, champeyer, champoyer, to graze in fields, from Fr. champ, field, from Lat. campus. See CAMP.]

To bite with repeated action of the teeth. “Foamed, and champed the golden bit.” Dryden.
To bite into small pieces; to crush; as, to champ up the pieces of a tobacco-pipe. Steele.

Chăm'p, v. i.

verbintransitive

To bite frequently. “They began irefully to champ upon the bit.” Hooker.

Chām'p or Chām'pe, n.

noun

n. [Fr. champ, Ital. campo, from Lat. campus, field.] (Arch.) The field or ground on which carving is raised. Oxf. Glos.