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noun

ˈchamp How to pronounce champ (audio)
Definition of champnext
as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition the wrestling champ

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verb

ˈchamp How to pronounce champ (audio)
1
as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth kept champing a cigar as he barked out orders

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2
as in to stomp
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure watch the horses so they don't champ the flower beds

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Recent Examples of champ
Noun
Here's a little bit more about our champ, her rise to fame and a look back at her romp through the bracket of baddies. — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026 Everyone from Lady Gaga to Hilary Duff has reached for Supergoop products in the past, and tennis champ Maria Sharapova is an investor. — Alison Abbey Hudak, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The two-time defending national champs from Michigan scored 28 unanswered in the second half to ice the Gorillas in their opener at Carnie Smith Stadium. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 In the original Days of Thunder, Cruise starred as racing champ Cole Trickle. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for champ
Recent Examples of Synonyms for champ
  1. champion
  2. chew
  3. stomp
  4. stamp
  5. tramp
Noun
  • The 24-time Grand Slam champion appeared to suffer a cramp in his left foot, threw up, and took a medical time-out to have his back massaged between the fourth and fifth sets before losing to Argentine player Mariano Navone.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Born without hands or feet, Volpentest became one of the most successful Paralympic sprinters in history — a four-time Paralympic gold medalist and five-time world champion sprinter.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
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Verb
  • Metal cages enclose the ends of the tube to prevent beavers from chewing or destroying them.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Chunks of concrete were flung into a nesting and migration site important to some endangered species and a fire chewed through around 4 acres of Boca Chica State Park Land south of the Texas launchpad.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Joined by his crew, Shakur stomps him out before the stunned gamblers and boxing fans.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The need for data Inside the headquarters of UBTech Robotics, one of China’s biggest humanoid robot firms, a silver-and-black mannequin picks up a box, stomps across the floor, and mechanically places the box on a shelf.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of stomp
Verb
  • The guard stamps my name before shoving a copy of the week’s pamphlet in my hand.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The label was obscured, but the pills were stamped with the code for opioid painkiller Percocet.
    — Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
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Verb
  • Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Champ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champ. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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