CHOMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chomp mean? 

• CHOMP (noun)
  The noun CHOMP has 1 sense:

1. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

  Familiarity information: CHOMP used as a noun is very rare.

• CHOMP (verb)
  The verb CHOMP has 1 sense:

1. chew noisily

  Familiarity information: CHOMP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHOMP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

bite; chomp

Hypernyms ("chomp" is a kind of...):

eating; feeding (the act of consuming food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chomp"):

munch (a large bite)

nibble (gentle biting)

nip; pinch (a small sharp bite or snip)

Derivation:

chomp (chew noisily)

• CHOMP (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they chomp    ... he / she / it chomps   
Past simple: chomped   
Past participle: chomped   
-ing form: chomping   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chew noisily

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

champ; chomp

Context example:

The boy chomped his sandwich

Hypernyms (to "chomp" is one way to...):

chew; jaw; manducate; masticate (chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

chomp (the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws)

chomping (the act of chewing noisily)