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CHOMP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

Synonyms:

bite; chomp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

eating; feeding (the act of consuming food)

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

munch (a large bite)

nibble (gentle biting)

nip; pinch (a small sharp bite or snip)

Derivation:

chomp (chew noisily)

 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 "chomp" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frames:

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

Derivation:

chomp (the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws)

chomping (the act of chewing noisily)

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