Examples from the web for chomp
- Great whites have jaws and teeth that are perfect for a powerful chomp on prey ranging from small fish to large marine mammals.
- He puts a bit of this into the hives, blocking the bees' entrance so that they have to chomp their way through it.
- Existing consumers can be relied upon to chomp chocolate and newcomers are getting a taste for it.
- Carnivorous plants chomp down on insects in unusual ways.
- On land and in shallow water, many creatures chomp on plants.
- They chomp on such wads for some time before swallowing them for complete digestion.
- On their own, horses do little or nothing they chomp on hay and instinctively herd together.
British Dictionary definitions for chomp
verb 1. to chew (food) noisily; champ
noun 2. the act or sound of chewing in this manner
Word Origin and History for chomp
v. 1640s, dialectal and American English variant of champ (v.). Related: Chomped; chomping.
Slang definitions & phrases for chomp
chomp
verb To chew
[1840s+; By 1640s in form champ]
chomp in Technology
jargon
To fail.
(1996-06-01)