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champs at the bit

champs at the bit is the third-person singular simple present indicative of champ at the bit.

Meaning of champ at the bit

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) To bite the bit, especially when restless.
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To show impatience or frustration when delayed.
    • Pittsburgh supercomputer is complete, and scientists are champing at the bit to use it [title]2001 October 1, Byron Spice, “Pittsburgh supercomputer is complete, and scientists are champing at the bit to use it”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2006

Questions about champs at the bit

What is champs at the bit the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Champs at the bit is the third-person singular simple present indicative of champ at the bit.

Words near champs at the bit in the dictionary

  1. champos
  2. Champoux
  3. Champouxes
  4. champoy
  5. champs
  6. champs at the bit
  7. champs down on
  8. champs up
  9. champsodontid
  10. champsodontids
  11. champsosaur

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