champ

Meanings

1. Clipping of champion.
2. Clipping of championship.
3. Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address)

1. To act or behave like a champ; to endure.

1. A dish comprising mashed potato and chopped scallions.

1. To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.

1. Champagne.

1. The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
2. The field of a shield.

1. To set (a surface) with a champ (a contrasting field or background).

1. To camp overnight in a historic church as a novelty or part of a holiday.

1. A large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Lake Champlain, located on the shared borders of the American states of Vermont and New York and the Canadian province of Quebec.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campusbor. Frankish *kamp Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Frankish *-jan Frankish *kampijan Proto-Germanic *-jô Frankish *-jō Frankish *kampijōbor. Medieval Latin campiō Old French champiunbor. Middle English champioun English champion English champ Clipping of champion /championship.