champ
Plural: champs
Noun
- someone who has won first place in a competition
- Clipping of champion.
- Clipping of championship.
- Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address)
- A dish comprising mashed potato and chopped scallions.
- Champagne.
- The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
- The field of a shield.
Verb
Verb Forms: champed, champing, champs
- To bite or chew noisily; to show impatience.
- chafe at the bit, like horses
- chew noisily
- To act or behave like a champ; to endure.
- To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
- To set (a surface) with a champ (a contrasting field or background).
- To camp overnight in a historic church as a novelty or part of a holiday.
Examples
- He would CHAMP at the bit until his opponent finally made a move.
- The team failed to make it to the Champs.
- Whatcha doing, champ?
Origin / Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *kampos
Latin campusbor.
Proto-West Germanic *kamp
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Germanic *-janą
Proto-West Germanic *-jan
Proto-West Germanic *kampijan
Proto-Germanic *-jô
Proto-West Germanic *-jō
Frankish *kampijōbor.
Medieval Latin campiō
Old French champiunbor.
Middle English champioun
English champion
English champ
Clipping of champion /championship.
Scrabble Score: 14
champ: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordchamp: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
champ: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
champ: valid Words With Friends Word