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champing up

champing up is the present participle and gerund of champ up.

Meaning of champ up

Verb

champ up (third-person singular simple present champs up, present participle champing up, simple past and past participle champed up)

  1. (archaic, slang, transitive) To pull upwards, e.g. to pull plants out of the ground.

Questions about champing up

What is champing up the present participle and gerund of?
Champing up is the present participle and gerund of champ up.

Words near champing up in the dictionary

  1. Champine
  2. Champines
  3. champing
  4. champing at the bit
  5. champing down on
  6. champing up
  7. champings
  8. champion
  9. Champion Bay poison
  10. champion data
  11. champion in chief

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