champ down on
C1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To bite down hard on something.
Literal meaning: To press the jaws down hard on something and chew or bite it.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To bite down firmly and noisily on something.
"The horse champed down on the apple and finished it in seconds."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Extremely rare as a phrasal verb. The verb 'champ' means to bite or chew noisily. 'Champ down on' literally means to bite down hard. Any figurative sense (suppressing something) is non-standard and likely a blend with 'clamp down on'. Learners should use 'clamp down on' for the figurative sense.
Commonly used with
bit pipe food jaw
Forms
Base
champ down on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
champs down on
he/she/it
Past simple
champed down on
yesterday
Past participle
champed down on
have + pp
-ing form
champing down on
continuous
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