chomp

Other forms of chomp

plural

chomps·

past tense

chomped·

present participle

chomping·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chomp

What does chomp mean?

chomp means "the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chomp?

chomp has 1 syllable: chomp. In IPA it is /ˈtʃɑmp/.

What is another word for chomp?

Close synonyms include bite, champ. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chomp a common word?

chomp is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.