The man beside him placed a cigar between Mallow’s teeth and lit it. He champed on one of his own and said, “You must be overworked. Maybe you need a long rest.”
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champ — 1. (chan ; prononciation qui est celle qu au XVIe siècle Palsgrave indique, p. 24 ; le p ne se lie jamais : un champ aride, dites : un chan aride ; au pluriel l s se lie : des chan z arides) s. m. 1° Espace ouvert et plat. Du haut du Pic du… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
champ — CHAMP. s. mas. Étendue, pièce de terre labourable, qui d ordinaire n est pas fermée de murailles. Champ fertile, champ stérile, champ de tant d arpens, etc. Labourer, cultiver, fumer, semer, moissonner un champ. Au bout du champ. Le décimateur… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Champ — bezeichnet: Champ (Seeungeheuer), Seeungeheuer im Lake Champlain Champion (Kämpfer), Kurzform für den Sieger eines Sportwettbewerbs Die Abkürzung CHAMP bezeichnet: CHAMP, deutscher Satellit für Geodäsie und Geophysik Champ ist der Name folgender… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Champ — can refer to: As an abbreviation for champion, a winner of a competition : Champ Car, class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing Champ Car World Series, international open wheel championship Roland Champ Bailey… … Wikipedia
CHAMP — Typ: Forschungssatellit Land: Deutschland Behörde: GFZ NSSDC ID: 2000 039B Missionsdaten Start … Deutsch Wikipedia
Champ — (ch[a^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Champed} (ch[a^]mt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Champing}.] [Prob, of Scand. orgin; cf. dial. Sw. k[ a]msa to chew with difficulty, champ; but cf. also OF. champier, champeyer, champoyer, to graze in fields, fr. F. champ… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
champ — Ⅰ. champ [1] ► VERB 1) munch enthusiastically or noisily. 2) fret impatiently. ● champ at the bit Cf. ↑champ at the bit ORIGIN probably imitative. Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
champ — champ1 [champ] vt. [earlier cham; prob. echoic] to chew hard and noisily; munch n. the act of champing champ at the bit 1. to bite upon its bit repeatedly and restlessly: said of a horse 2. to show impatience at restraint; be restless ☆ champ2… … English World dictionary
Champ — Champ, v. i. To bite or chew impatiently. [1913 Webster] They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. Hooker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Champ — Champ, Champe Champe, n. [F. champ, L. campus field.] (Arch.) The field or ground on which carving appears in relief. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Champ — 〈[ tʃæ̣mp] m. 6; kurz für〉 Champion * * * Champ [t̮ʃɛmp ], der; s, s [engl. champ] (Sport): kurz für ↑ Champion … Universal-Lexikon
