champ.
Clipping of champion.
Meaning & usage
Clipping of champion.
Clipping of championship.
The team failed to make it to the Champs.
Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address)
Whatcha doing, champ?
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campusbor. Proto-West Germanic *kamp Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-West Germanic *-jan Proto-West Germanic *kampijan Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-jō Frankish *kampijōbor. Medieval Latin campiō Old French champiunbor. Middle English champioun English champion English champ Clipping of champion /championship.
To act or behave like a champ; to endure.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campusbor. Proto-West Germanic *kamp Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-West Germanic *-jan Proto-West Germanic *kampijan Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-jō Frankish *kampijōbor. Medieval Latin campiō Old French champiunbor. Middle English champioun English champion English champ Clipping of champion /championship.
A dish comprising mashed potato and chopped scallions.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English champen, chammen (“to bite; gnash the teeth”), perhaps originally imitative.
To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English champen, chammen (“to bite; gnash the teeth”), perhaps originally imitative.
Champagne.
Where this word comes from
From champagne by shortening.
The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
The field of a shield.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French champ m (“field”). Doublet of campus and camp.
To set (a surface) with a champ (a contrasting field or background).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French champ m (“field”). Doublet of campus and camp.
To camp overnight in a historic church as a novelty or part of a holiday.
Where this word comes from
Blend of church + camp or back-formation from champing.
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