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chomp

UK
/tʃɒmp/
US
/tʃɑmp/
chomp down

Translations

chompnoun
chomps
pl
UK
/tʃɒmp/
US
/tʃɑmp/
The sound of his chomp was loud in the quiet room.
Звук его чавканья был громким в тихой комнате.
Additional translations
кусание
жевание
Synonyms
munch
bite
nibble
chew
chompverb
chomped
Past Simple
chomped
Past Participle
chomping
Gerund
UK
/tʃɒmp/
US
/tʃɑmp/
The horse chomped on the carrot.
Лошадь чавкала морковью.
He chomped on the pencil while thinking.
Он грыз карандаш, размышляя.
Synonyms
chew
munch
nibble
devour
gobble
bite
chompinterjection
UK
/tʃɒmp/
US
/tʃɑmp/
Onomatopoetic exclamation imitating the sound of biting; occasionally used in comics or informal speech.

Definitions

chompnoun
A vigorous bite or chew.
The horse took a big chomp out of the apple.
chompverb
To chew or bite on something noisily.
The horse chomped on the fresh hay in the stable.
To eat something eagerly and with enthusiasm.
He chomped through the sandwich in record time.
(Computing) To remove the trailing newline character from a string, especially in Perl.
Use chomp to strip the newline at the end of each line you read from the file.
(usually in the phrase "chomp at the bit") To display impatience or eagerness to start.
The athletes were chomping at the bit waiting for the race to begin.
chompinterjection
Used to represent the sound or act of a forceful bite.
"Chomp!" went the cartoon shark as it snapped at the surfboard.
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