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chomp

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

chomp / chämp; chômp/ • v. [intr.] 1. munch or chew vigorously and noisily: he chomped on his sandwich. ∎ (of a horse) make a noisy biting or chewing action. 2. fret impatiently. • n. [in sing.] a chewing noise or action. PHRASES: chomp (or champ or chafe) at the bit be restless and impatient to start doing something.

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chomp

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

chomp •amp, camp, champ, clamp, cramp, damp, encamp, gamp, lamp, ramp, samp, scamp, stamp, tamp, tramp, vamp •firedamp • headlamp • wheel clamp •sidelamp • spotlamp • blowlamp •sunlamp •hemp, kemp, temp •blimp, chimp, crimp, gimp, imp, limp, pimp, primp, scrimp, shrimp, simp, skimp, wimp •chomp, clomp, comp, pomp, romp, stomp, swamp, tromp, whomp, yomp •bump, chump, clump, crump, dump, flump, frump, gazump, grump, hump, jump, lump, outjump, plump, pump, rump, scrump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump •ski-jump • showjump • handpump •mugwump

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