champ
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, ˈchämp, ˈchȯmp\
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Synonyms for champ
Synonyms: Verb
bite (on), chaw, chew, chomp (on), crunch (on), gnaw (on), masticate, nibble
Synonyms: Noun
champion, titleholder, titlist, victor, winner
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Examples of champ in a Sentence
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He champed his pipe angrily. The horse was champing its bit. He champed on his pipe angrily.Noun
this year's national basketball champs
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Jacob Kibodi, Cordarrian Richardson, Deneric Prince and Isaiah Spiller, too, are champing to earn carries in Fisher’s offense emphasizing a grinding running game. — Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com, "Fisher, Mond plan for improvement in Year 2," 31 July 2019 Here’s 10 questions for the Super Bowl champs going into their training camp: 1. — oregonlive.com, "Can Tom Brady outrun Father Time? 10 questions for the New England Patriots as training camp opens," 31 July 2019 Also three-time Travelers Championship winner Bubba Watson, five-time major winner Phil Mickelson, and former Travelers and Masters champ Jordan Spieth. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, "Former winners, fan favorites and star power headline full Travelers Championship player field," 15 June 2019 Naturally, that combination has sci-fi fans champing at the bit. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "How to Watch The Twilight Zone Reboot," 23 Mar. 2019 The other players are Ryan Fenster, Kyle Jones, Rob Worman, Alan Dunn, Steven Grade, Eric R. Backes, Anneke Garcia, Lindsey Shultz, Gilbert Collins, Rachel Lindgren, college champ Dhruv Gaur and teachers champ Francois Barcomb. — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, "‘Jeopardy!’: James Holzhauer returns in November," 9 July 2019 Recent Grand Slam champ out in round one in singles. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Wimbledon Midterm Grades: Gauff, Serena, Big Three Get Top Marks From Week One," 6 July 2019 After a net gain of a dozen House seats in 2018, Democrats are champing at the bit to win over vulnerable GOP seats and potentially flip the lower chamber. — James Barragán, Dallas News, "Looking to flip GOP-held Texas House seat in Dallas, Democrat Shawn Terry announces $235,000 haul," 1 July 2019 The de facto visitors did not get off a single shot in the first half and struggled to maintain possession against a French team practically champing at the bit in the attacking third. — Ashley Scoby, Pro Soccer USA, "France delights sellout crowd in Paris with 4-0 win over South Korea in World Cup opener," 9 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
But the Bulldogs, the two-time SEC East champ, puts its 13-game winning streak in division play on the line by opening in Nashville against Vanderbilt for the first time since 1956. — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, "Georgia vs. Vanderbilt 2019 live stream; time, TV channel, odds, watch online," 31 Aug. 2019 Once word got around that the six-time Super Bowl champ had his eye on Seaver’s well-known — but not trademarked — nickname, Mets fans were not pleased. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, "Tom Brady is refused trademark for ‘Tom Terrific’," 23 Aug. 2019 The players like Bruce Bowen—a three-time champ who was essential to the Spurs’ success with his elite perimeter defense. — Josiah Turner, SI.com, "Six Non-Superstars Who Could Decide Next Season," 20 Aug. 2019 While there is perhaps no more appropriate ex-Pat to make his home in Miami than the fun-loving Gronk, don’t get any ideas of the three-time Super Bowl champ making a football comeback with the Dolphins. — David Selig, sun-sentinel.com, "Rob Gronkowski buys Miami condo with sweeping views from another ex-athlete | Photos," 30 July 2019 Nike likely hopes that Williamson could wind up being another transcendent star like Michael Jordan, the six-time NBA champ for the Chicago Bulls who is now principal owner of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets franchise. — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, "Nike signs Zion Williamson to its Jordan Brand line," 23 July 2019 Defending champion Vijay Singh will lead a field of 78 that includes Senior Open winner Steve Stricker, three-time Senior Players champ Bernhard Langer, Mark O’Meara, Sandy Lyle, Retief Goosen and this year’s Ambassador of Golf, Fred Couples. — Branson Wright, cleveland.com, "Bridgestone Senior Players Championship field set, led by Vijay Singh, Berhnard Langer and Steve Stricker," 10 July 2019 The former Red Sox player, a 10-time All-Star and three-time World Series champ, is the most famous athlete from his native Dominican Republic. — Fox News, "Accused David Ortiz gunman claims slugger wasn’t intended target," 14 June 2019 The two-time champ not only had to say goodbye to her pal, but Kelly’s entire team has now been eliminated. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "‘The Voice’ Coach Kelly Clarkson Got So Choked Up During the Emotional Semifinals," 15 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'champ.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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