chomp

«chomp» in Mova's school dictionary: To bite and chew food noisily and with big mouthfuls — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (chomp, chomps, chomped, chomping); noun (a chomp)

meaning for a pupil

1) To bite and chew food noisily and with big mouthfuls. tree →

2) (noun) A big, noisy bite. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday talk it describes hungry people and animals, like a crocodile chomping. Phrases: "chomp on", "chomp through", "chomping at the bit" (very eager to start).

examples

• The horse chomped on an apple. tree →
• He chomped through three sandwiches. tree →
• The crocodile's jaws went chomp! tree →
• Don't chomp with your mouth open. tree →
• We were chomping at the bit to start the race. tree →
• The dog chomped the biscuit in one bite. tree →
• "Ole Brer B'ar, he chomp his toofies en foam at de mouf. tree →

note

Informal word. It is a bit like "chew" plus "champ". "Chomping at the bit" comes from horses chewing the metal bit in their mouths when they are eager to go.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «chomp» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.