chomp US
tʃɒmp
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Definition of chomp - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

1.
eatingtr./intr.USbite or chew loudly or heavilytr./intr.US
  • He chomped on the apple noisily.
crunch munch
2.
technologytr.TECH.USremove the final character from a text stringtr.TECH.US
  • The script chomps the newline from each line.
trim truncate

Noun

1.
chewing actionact of chewing with force
  • The dog gave a strong chomp on the bone.
bite munch
2.
soundsound made when chewing loudly
  • I heard a loud chomp from the next room.
crunch munch
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Expressions with chomp

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eagerly await an opportunity to act
He was chomping at the bit to share his ideas.
bite or eat something eagerly or forcefully
He chomped down on the juicy burger.
bite or chew something with enthusiasm
He likes to chomp on his favorite snack.

Origin of chomp

Imitative, chomp (sound) + -p (suffix)

Examples of chomp in a sentence

  • The dog chomped on his toy happily.
  • The program will chomp the last character of the input.
  • You need to chomp the trailing spaces from the string.
  • He heard a loud chomp as the apple was bitten.
  • The chomp of the carrot echoed in the quiet room.
  • The chomp of the apple was audible.

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  1. French:croquer, coup de dent, ...
  2. German:kauen, Biss, ...
  3. Italian:sgranocchiare, morso, ...
  4. Spanish:morder, mordisco, ...
  5. Portuguese:trincar, mordida, ...
  6. Chinese:咬, 咀嚼, ...
  7. Japanese:ガリガリと噛む, ガブリ, ...
  8. Arabic:قَضَمَ, عَضَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:לִלְעוֹס בְּרַעַשׁ, נְשִׁיכָה, ...
  10. Russian:хрустеть, вцепление, ...
  11. Ukrainian:гризти, вгризання, ...
  12. Hindi:जोर से चबाना, काट, ...
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