chomp
chomp
Definition
chomp (c̸hämp)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to chew hard and noisily
- to bite down (on), repeatedly and restlessly to chomp on a cigar
Etymology: dial. var. of champ
noun
the act or sound of chomping
chomp′er noun
chomp at the bit
champ at the bit (see phrase under champ)
chomp
Synonyms
chomp
Usage Examples
Object
- ebullience: Huston was well known for his cigar chomping ebullience and reckless appetite for adventure.
- handful: While Sophie gamely chomped a handful of leaf mimics shouting out " when I get back to London my management are dead!
- anything: Note that parentheses are necessary when you're chomping anything that is not a simple variable.
Preposition: on
- cigar: Trying to be whacky while garbed in Army uniform and chomping on a cigar, Linnea sadly just looks tired.
- grass: And probably the happiest, too, as they chomped contentedly on grass that had never been blasted with modern farming's chemical cocktails.
- bit: And Freeman and Kingsley are terrific, even if Kingsley can't resist the opportunity to chomp on every bit of scenery within reach.
Preposition: at
- soccer: Soccer: Addy backs Chris Cricket: Alex is chomping at bit Soccer: Which player is your main.. .
- bit: The quest for a ' decent ' run of severe weather has kept most members ' chomping at the bit ' !
Preposition: through
- calculation: It will chomp through the calculations and spit out exactly those phases that give the correct image.. .
Modifying Another Word
- away: Provided you keep on feeding them they will happily chomp away without the need for other additives.
- happily: Provided you keep on feeding them they will happily chomp away without the need for other additives.
- just: They laugh when we pick the legs and heads off the prawns, instead just chomping them down whole.
- all: Deers chomp all of it, leaves and all, " says Mike.
- up: To Dry Dock cafe, beer & sandwiches ( beef in D's case, which is chomped up ).
- simply: Packed with nutrients, you could improve your health by simply chomping on lots of fruit everyday.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- down: The Christmas tree stayed up until summer and Valium was chomped down like sweets.
- up: He bangs his head, gets out to investigate and gets severely chomped up.
Followed by a transitive particle
- up: We've got 3 of these stomping, chomping dinos up for grabs!
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