Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun champ
1 sense of champ
Sense 1
champion, champ, title-holder -- (someone who has won first place in a competition)
=> rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender -- (the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb champ
2 senses of champ
Sense 1
champ -- (chafe at the bit, like horses)
=> chew, masticate, manducate, jaw -- (chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass")
Sense 2
chomp, champ -- (chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich")
=> chew, masticate, manducate, jaw -- (chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass")