How to pronounce champ

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What champ means

verb

Most people know champ in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To bite or chew noisily

In a sentence: The pony would champ its oats so loudly that we could hear it from the gate.

Where it comes from: It comes from an old English word, champen, meaning to bite or grind the teeth. It is a different word from champ, the winner, which is short for champion.

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