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chomp

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tʃɒmp/
  • US: chŏmp
  • US: /t͡ʃɑmp/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒmp
  • CMU ARPABET: CH AA1 M P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of chomping (see below)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A unit of computing storage equal to sixteen bits (two bytes), which can represent any of 65536 distinct values.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • An IPv6 address is represented as eight hexadecimal chomps.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hextet

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To bite or chew loudly or heavily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Examples

  • The dog chomped on the treat and swallowed it in one gulp.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To remove the final character from (a text string) if it is a newline (or, less commonly, some other programmer-specified character).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bite

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: eating, feeding

Narrower terms: munch, nibble, nip, pinch

6

verb

Meaning 6

chew noisily

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The boy chomped his sandwich

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: champ

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chew, masticate, manducate, jaw

History

Etymology

U.S. regional variation of champ (verb), from Middle English champen, chammen (“to bite; gnash”). (computing storage unit): An allusion to byte, which sounds like bite.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дъвча шумно (dǎvča šumno) — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • Czech: chroupat — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • Czech: chroustat — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • Danish: gnaske — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • German: schmatzen — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • Hungarian: csámcsog — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • Italian: masticare in modo rumoroso — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • Māori: kome — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • Māori: komi — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • Russian: ча́вкать (čávkatʹ) — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • Russian: ча́вкнуть (čávknutʹ) — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • Swedish: hugga — to bite or munch loudly or heavily
  • Swedish: smälla ihop — to bite or munch loudly or heavily