"chomp down on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: chomps down on [present, singular, third-person], chomping down on [participle, present], chomped down on [participle, past], chomped down on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} chomp down on (third-person singular simple present chomps down on, present participle chomping down on, simple past and past participle chomped down on)
  1. (transitive, informal) To eat (something); to bite (something). Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-chomp_down_on-en-verb-Dj-nq9c-
  2. (transitive, informal) To defeat. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-chomp_down_on-en-verb-S3SWVT0V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", English phrasal verbs formed with "on" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 15 85 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 15 85

Alternative forms

Download JSONL data for chomp down on meaning in English (1.5kB)

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