champ up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To chew something into small pieces or a pulp.
Literal meaning: To champ (chew noisily) something until it is broken up completely.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To chew something thoroughly, reducing it to a pulp.
"The old horse slowly champed up the hay in the corner of the stall."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Highly regional and archaic. Primarily found in older British dialects. Not used in standard modern English. 'Chew up' is the correct modern equivalent. Learners should not use this form in normal communication.
Commonly used with
food grass grain
Forms
Base
champ up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
champs up
he/she/it
Past simple
champed up
yesterday
Past participle
champed up
have + pp
-ing form
champing up
continuous
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