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CHAMP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who has won first place in a competition

Synonyms:

champ; champion; title-holder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("champ" is a kind of...):

challenger; competition; competitor; contender; rival (the contestant you hope to defeat)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "champ"):

record-breaker; record-holder (someone who breaks a record)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chew noisily

Example:

The boy chomped his sandwich

Synonyms:

champ; chomp

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "champ" is one way to...):

chew; jaw; manducate; masticate (chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Chafe at the bit, like horses

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "champ" is one way to...):

chew; jaw; manducate; masticate (chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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