chump off
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To cut or bite off a big piece of something
Literal meaning: 'Chump' refers to a thick chunk or block; 'off' indicates separation — to take a chunk off something
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To cut or bite off a thick piece of something (dialectal, very rare)
"He chumped off a big piece of bread and handed it to the child."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Extremely rare. This is a dialectal or archaic British expression. The word 'chump' (meaning a thick chunk or block) survives in standard English as a noun ('chump chop', 'a chump of wood'), but 'chump off' as a phrasal verb is not widely used. Learners should use 'chop off', 'cut off', or 'bite off' instead.
Commonly used with
piece chunk bit end block wood
Forms
Base
chump off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
chumps off
he/she/it
Past simple
chumped off
yesterday
Past participle
chumped off
have + pp
-ing form
chumping off
continuous
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