"champ at the bit" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-champ at the bit.ogg Forms: champs at the bit [present, singular, third-person], champing at the bit [participle, present], champed at the bit [participle, past], champed at the bit [past]
Etymology: From champ (verb) (“to chew noisily”) + bit (“part of horse's harness held in its mouth”); horses tend to chew their bits when impatient with waiting. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} champ at the bit (third-person singular simple present champs at the bit, present participle champing at the bit, simple past and past participle champed at the bit)
  1. (intransitive, equestrianism) To bite the bit, especially when restless. Tags: intransitive Categories (lifeform): Equestrianism Synonyms: chafe at the bit Related terms: chomp at the bit, strain at the leash Translations (of horse: to bite the bit): purra kuolainta (Finnish), prendre le mors aux dents (French), auf dem Gebiss kauen (German), закуси́ть удила́ (zakusítʹ udilá) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-champ_at_the_bit-en-verb-auRp-9Jj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 77 23 Topics: equestrianism, hobbies, horses, lifestyle, pets, sports Disambiguation of 'of horse: to bite the bit': 100 0
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic, of a person) To show impatience or frustration when delayed. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Translations (to show impatience when delayed): hermoilla (Finnish), ronger son frein (French), se ronger les ongles (French), mit den Hufen scharren (German), закуси́ть удила́ (zakusítʹ udilá) (Russian), brinna av iver (Swedish), brinna av otålighet (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-champ_at_the_bit-en-verb-leFAz6AF Disambiguation of 'to show impatience when delayed': 17 83

Inflected forms

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        "To bite the bit, especially when restless."
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        "(intransitive, equestrianism) To bite the bit, especially when restless."
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
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          "sense": "of horse: to bite the bit",
          "word": "purra kuolainta"
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        {
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of horse: to bite the bit",
          "word": "prendre le mors aux dents"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of horse: to bite the bit",
          "word": "auf dem Gebiss kauen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "zakusítʹ udilá",
          "sense": "of horse: to bite the bit",
          "word": "закуси́ть удила́"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "2001: Byron Spice, Science Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PG News read at https://web.archive.org/web/20060127004638/http://www.postgazette.com/healthscience/20011001terascale1001p3.asp on 14 May 2006",
          "text": "Pittsburgh supercomputer is complete, and scientists are champing at the bit to use it."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, webpage for Ideas with wings, a radio series supporting innovation read at http://abc.net.au/science/wings/ on 14 May 2006",
          "text": "Everyone is champing at the bit to be labelled innovative."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006: Al Rosenquist of Pastika’s Sport Shop, speaking to Terrell Boettcher of Sawyer County Record, Hayward, Wisconsin, Anglers champing at the bit read at http://www.haywardwi.com/record/index.php?story_id=218863 on 14 May 2006",
          "text": "We had quite a few people in last weekend. They’re champing at the bit, ready to go."
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        "To show impatience or frustration when delayed."
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic, of a person) To show impatience or frustration when delayed."
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
          "word": "hermoilla"
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          "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
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          "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
          "word": "se ronger les ongles"
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          "word": "mit den Hufen scharren"
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          "roman": "zakusítʹ udilá",
          "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
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          "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
          "word": "brinna av iver"
        },
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          "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
          "word": "brinna av otålighet"
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  "etymology_text": "From champ (verb) (“to chew noisily”) + bit (“part of horse's harness held in its mouth”); horses tend to chew their bits when impatient with waiting.",
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          "ref": "2006: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, webpage for Ideas with wings, a radio series supporting innovation read at http://abc.net.au/science/wings/ on 14 May 2006",
          "text": "Everyone is champing at the bit to be labelled innovative."
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          "ref": "2006: Al Rosenquist of Pastika’s Sport Shop, speaking to Terrell Boettcher of Sawyer County Record, Hayward, Wisconsin, Anglers champing at the bit read at http://www.haywardwi.com/record/index.php?story_id=218863 on 14 May 2006",
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic, of a person) To show impatience or frustration when delayed."
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      "word": "chafe at the bit"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of horse: to bite the bit",
      "word": "purra kuolainta"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of horse: to bite the bit",
      "word": "prendre le mors aux dents"
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      "sense": "of horse: to bite the bit",
      "word": "auf dem Gebiss kauen"
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      "sense": "of horse: to bite the bit",
      "word": "закуси́ть удила́"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
      "word": "hermoilla"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
      "word": "ronger son frein"
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      "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
      "word": "se ronger les ongles"
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      "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
      "word": "mit den Hufen scharren"
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      "roman": "zakusítʹ udilá",
      "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
      "word": "закуси́ть удила́"
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      "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
      "word": "brinna av iver"
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      "sense": "to show impatience when delayed",
      "word": "brinna av otålighet"
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