Comments on: Adrian Gonzalez hopes to make spring debut next week http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/08/adrian-gonzalez-hopes-to-make-spring-debut-next-week/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sun, 19 May 2013 23:35:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: bicyclee http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/08/adrian-gonzalez-hopes-to-make-spring-debut-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-117533 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:53:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43267#comment-117533 I’ve regularly heard people say this — it should be champ and not chomp. But according to the dictionary:

chomp
v. chomped, chomp·ing, chomps
v.tr.
To chew or bite on noisily: a horse chomping oats. See Synonyms at bite.

champ
v. champed, champ·ing, champs
v.tr.
To bite or chew upon noisily. See Synonyms at bite.

Maybe “champing at the bit” was the original phrase, but it seems like either one is correct. As far as I can tell, “champ” and “chomp” are synonyms.

]]> By: rsnorth http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/08/adrian-gonzalez-hopes-to-make-spring-debut-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-117464 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:06:57 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43267#comment-117464 Great that AGone is ahead of schedule and eager to get into games. But he champing at the bit, not chomping.

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