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WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
THESAURUS

chomp

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Noun, Verb (usu participle)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun chomp has 1 sense

chomp(n = noun.act) bite - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws; Array

is a kind of eating, feeding

has particulars: munch, nibble, nip, pinch

Derived form verb chomp₁

Verb chomp has 1 sense

chomp(v = verb.consumption) champ - chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich"

is one way to chew, jaw, manducate, masticate

Derived forms noun chomp₁, noun chomping₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

chomp, v. i.

To chew loudly and greedily; to champ. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

chomp, v.tr. = CHAMP(1).

Etymology

imit.

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THESAURUS

chomp

bite, bolus, champ, chaw, chew, chew the cud, chew up, chump, crunch, cud, gnash, gnaw, gob, grind, gum, masticate, morsel, mouth, mouthful, mumble, munch, nibble, nip, quid, ruminate, scrunch, snap, swallow

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