Definition of chump in English:

chump

noun tʃʌmptʃəmp

1informal A foolish or easily deceived person.
I was left feeling a bit of a chump
Example sentencesExamples
- But as the Times reports today, the silly chumps now realise this might not have been too clever.
- Being the poor chump who now lives in their former premises, I suspect that this won't be the last I hear of all this.
- A founding editor who doesn't look around for good ideas to pinch is a chump, and there are familiar elements in both mags.
- But in the eyes of the media anyway, they are either champs or chumps, depending on their current performance.
- It is an unalterable truth of presidential politics that the story line is never fixed and yesterday's chump is often tomorrow's champion.
- She rounds off her perfect day by signing autographs for complete chumps who feel like they know her.
- Sometimes I feel like a chump driving a car, especially in a big city with decent public transport.
- But he made it sound like I'm just some chump who doesn't know how to play.
- There is a fine line between being Churchill and being a chump, and we'll let history decide who you are.
- You really think that these chumps can outdo me?
- How the hell did this chump ever make it as an actor?
- Nowadays, even over-rated chumps are earning close to six figures every single week.
- Without luck, even the most prepared, determined and talented athlete threatens to become something for which only boxers have, thus far, coined a phrase: a champ in the gym, a chump in the ring.
- This guy appears on BBC news and explains economics to chumps like you and me.
- Just to make sure they knew he meant business the chump fired off a few rounds randomly to scare the shocked onlookers into submission.
- This is a bold and dynamic role Kaufman has written for himself: the hero as chump, and chump as hero, hunched miserably over his typewriter.
- Some people might say Herman's a chump who deserves whatever ill treatment he gets, but he is clearly the more sympathetic figure in the film.
- Imagine being the resident sex symbol of the street, and your only prospects are those chumps?
- Unfortunately, Charlie is an absolute chump who thinks giving asylum-seekers a lift from France is a reasonable way to make a buck.
- What's remarkable is that I had colleagues that actually characterized this chump as a ‘scientist’.
- But why do successful people allow voyeurs to poke around their personal lives in the certain knowledge that they will end up looking chumps?
Synonyms
idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod
2British The thick end of something, especially a loin of lamb or mutton.
〈英〉粗厚的一端（尤指羊或羊羔腰臀部的肉）
Example sentencesExamples
- The Big Man, although a bit miffed that I'd bagged the prawns, opted for roast fig and prosciutto salad with pecorino and mizuna, and then the chump of lamb with colcanon and thyme jus.
- The chump of lamb and Scottish sirloin are commendable, and there is a wide range of vegetarian options.
- Roast chump of Cumbrian Fellbred Lamb is served sliced on pesto mash and a ratatouille jus.
- Place each chump, skin-side down and roast for 10-12 minutes until just tender but still slightly pink in the middle.
- The attention to culinary detail has already won the head chef national renown for a menu which includes chump of lamb with fondant potato, wild mushrooms and lentil jus, and vegetarian polenta, mushroom and artichoke ragout.
- And in a way I want to make my language as mimetic as possible, as sensual as possible, so that you can feel the treetops, taste the lamb chump chops, and hear the wind and the sound of the surf beating on the beach.
- For lamb, try chump chops, shoulder, knuckle or neck; for pork, leg, belly, spare-rib chops or bacon knuckles are good.
- The waiters grab Styrofoam cups of water before setting off with the main course, braised chump of lamb.
- Delicious too was a chunky lamb chump chop with flageolet beans, skins still intact, but gloriously floury within, all mixed up with creamy goats' cheese and surrounded by rich brown rosemary gravy.
- Among the English classics will be steak and kidney pudding, lamb chump chops, topside of beef, bangers and mash, and fish, chips and peas.
- Add the remaining olive oil to the tin and then add the lamb chumps.

Phrases

off one's chump

informal Mad.
I was beginning to think he'd gone off his chump
我开始认为他已经发疯了。
Example sentencesExamples
- There's something wrong with you to-night, Haldane, for you seem quite off your chump, so you'd better go below and sleep it off.
- He must be off his chump if he thinks we're going to fork out that sort of money for a 3mx3m conservatory without any of the extras.
- You are off your chump if you think you can use that kind of rubbish against me, boy.
- One person who had direct contact with him told me he was completely off his chump.
- It has been two days as I write and already I am going off my chump.
- Police have stepped up the search for Johnson, a member of Parliament who's gone off his chump.
- He must've gone off his chump in his dotage.
- He is probably too off his chump to perform.
- Whoever is doing this is obviously completely off his chump, and I recommend they try to catch him as soon as possible.
- He'd go off his chump if there was no ale.
Synonyms
mentally ill, severely mentally disordered, of unsound mind, certifiable, psychotic, schizophrenic

Origin

Early 18th century (in the sense 'thick lump of wood'): probably a blend of chunk¹ and lump¹ or stump.

Rhymes

bump, clump, crump, dump, flump, frump, gazump, grump, jump, lump, outjump, plump, pump, rump, scrump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump

Definition of chump in US English:

chump

nountʃəmpCHəmp

informal

A foolish or easily deceived person.
how can this chump be a detective?
Example sentencesExamples
- This guy appears on BBC news and explains economics to chumps like you and me.
- Sometimes I feel like a chump driving a car, especially in a big city with decent public transport.
- Imagine being the resident sex symbol of the street, and your only prospects are those chumps?
- A founding editor who doesn't look around for good ideas to pinch is a chump, and there are familiar elements in both mags.
- This is a bold and dynamic role Kaufman has written for himself: the hero as chump, and chump as hero, hunched miserably over his typewriter.
- Unfortunately, Charlie is an absolute chump who thinks giving asylum-seekers a lift from France is a reasonable way to make a buck.
- But why do successful people allow voyeurs to poke around their personal lives in the certain knowledge that they will end up looking chumps?
- But as the Times reports today, the silly chumps now realise this might not have been too clever.
- It is an unalterable truth of presidential politics that the story line is never fixed and yesterday's chump is often tomorrow's champion.
- Some people might say Herman's a chump who deserves whatever ill treatment he gets, but he is clearly the more sympathetic figure in the film.
- Nowadays, even over-rated chumps are earning close to six figures every single week.
- How the hell did this chump ever make it as an actor?
- Being the poor chump who now lives in their former premises, I suspect that this won't be the last I hear of all this.
- Just to make sure they knew he meant business the chump fired off a few rounds randomly to scare the shocked onlookers into submission.
- But in the eyes of the media anyway, they are either champs or chumps, depending on their current performance.
- There is a fine line between being Churchill and being a chump, and we'll let history decide who you are.
- She rounds off her perfect day by signing autographs for complete chumps who feel like they know her.
- What's remarkable is that I had colleagues that actually characterized this chump as a ‘scientist’.
- Without luck, even the most prepared, determined and talented athlete threatens to become something for which only boxers have, thus far, coined a phrase: a champ in the gym, a chump in the ring.
- You really think that these chumps can outdo me?
- But he made it sound like I'm just some chump who doesn't know how to play.
Synonyms
idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Origin

Early 18th century (in the sense ‘thick lump of wood’): probably a blend of chunk and lump or stump.

单词	chump
释义	Definition of chump in English: chump noun tʃʌmptʃəmp 1informal A foolish or easily deceived person. I was left feeling a bit of a chump Example sentencesExamples But as the Times reports today, the silly chumps now realise this might not have been too clever. Being the poor chump who now lives in their former premises, I suspect that this won't be the last I hear of all this. A founding editor who doesn't look around for good ideas to pinch is a chump, and there are familiar elements in both mags. But in the eyes of the media anyway, they are either champs or chumps, depending on their current performance. It is an unalterable truth of presidential politics that the story line is never fixed and yesterday's chump is often tomorrow's champion. She rounds off her perfect day by signing autographs for complete chumps who feel like they know her. Sometimes I feel like a chump driving a car, especially in a big city with decent public transport. But he made it sound like I'm just some chump who doesn't know how to play. There is a fine line between being Churchill and being a chump, and we'll let history decide who you are. You really think that these chumps can outdo me? How the hell did this chump ever make it as an actor? Nowadays, even over-rated chumps are earning close to six figures every single week. Without luck, even the most prepared, determined and talented athlete threatens to become something for which only boxers have, thus far, coined a phrase: a champ in the gym, a chump in the ring. This guy appears on BBC news and explains economics to chumps like you and me. Just to make sure they knew he meant business the chump fired off a few rounds randomly to scare the shocked onlookers into submission. This is a bold and dynamic role Kaufman has written for himself: the hero as chump, and chump as hero, hunched miserably over his typewriter. Some people might say Herman's a chump who deserves whatever ill treatment he gets, but he is clearly the more sympathetic figure in the film. Imagine being the resident sex symbol of the street, and your only prospects are those chumps? Unfortunately, Charlie is an absolute chump who thinks giving asylum-seekers a lift from France is a reasonable way to make a buck. What's remarkable is that I had colleagues that actually characterized this chump as a ‘scientist’. But why do successful people allow voyeurs to poke around their personal lives in the certain knowledge that they will end up looking chumps? Synonyms idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod 2British The thick end of something, especially a loin of lamb or mutton. 〈英〉粗厚的一端（尤指羊或羊羔腰臀部的肉） Example sentencesExamples The Big Man, although a bit miffed that I'd bagged the prawns, opted for roast fig and prosciutto salad with pecorino and mizuna, and then the chump of lamb with colcanon and thyme jus. The chump of lamb and Scottish sirloin are commendable, and there is a wide range of vegetarian options. Roast chump of Cumbrian Fellbred Lamb is served sliced on pesto mash and a ratatouille jus. Place each chump, skin-side down and roast for 10-12 minutes until just tender but still slightly pink in the middle. The attention to culinary detail has already won the head chef national renown for a menu which includes chump of lamb with fondant potato, wild mushrooms and lentil jus, and vegetarian polenta, mushroom and artichoke ragout. And in a way I want to make my language as mimetic as possible, as sensual as possible, so that you can feel the treetops, taste the lamb chump chops, and hear the wind and the sound of the surf beating on the beach. For lamb, try chump chops, shoulder, knuckle or neck; for pork, leg, belly, spare-rib chops or bacon knuckles are good. The waiters grab Styrofoam cups of water before setting off with the main course, braised chump of lamb. Delicious too was a chunky lamb chump chop with flageolet beans, skins still intact, but gloriously floury within, all mixed up with creamy goats' cheese and surrounded by rich brown rosemary gravy. Among the English classics will be steak and kidney pudding, lamb chump chops, topside of beef, bangers and mash, and fish, chips and peas. Add the remaining olive oil to the tin and then add the lamb chumps. Phrases off one's chump informal Mad. I was beginning to think he'd gone off his chump 我开始认为他已经发疯了。 Example sentencesExamples There's something wrong with you to-night, Haldane, for you seem quite off your chump, so you'd better go below and sleep it off. He must be off his chump if he thinks we're going to fork out that sort of money for a 3mx3m conservatory without any of the extras. You are off your chump if you think you can use that kind of rubbish against me, boy. One person who had direct contact with him told me he was completely off his chump. It has been two days as I write and already I am going off my chump. Police have stepped up the search for Johnson, a member of Parliament who's gone off his chump. He must've gone off his chump in his dotage. He is probably too off his chump to perform. Whoever is doing this is obviously completely off his chump, and I recommend they try to catch him as soon as possible. He'd go off his chump if there was no ale. Synonyms mentally ill, severely mentally disordered, of unsound mind, certifiable, psychotic, schizophrenic Origin Early 18th century (in the sense 'thick lump of wood'): probably a blend of chunk¹ and lump¹ or stump. Rhymes bump, clump, crump, dump, flump, frump, gazump, grump, jump, lump, outjump, plump, pump, rump, scrump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump noun.1 phr. Definition of chump in US English: chump nountʃəmpCHəmp informal A foolish or easily deceived person. how can this chump be a detective? Example sentencesExamples This guy appears on BBC news and explains economics to chumps like you and me. Sometimes I feel like a chump driving a car, especially in a big city with decent public transport. Imagine being the resident sex symbol of the street, and your only prospects are those chumps? A founding editor who doesn't look around for good ideas to pinch is a chump, and there are familiar elements in both mags. This is a bold and dynamic role Kaufman has written for himself: the hero as chump, and chump as hero, hunched miserably over his typewriter. Unfortunately, Charlie is an absolute chump who thinks giving asylum-seekers a lift from France is a reasonable way to make a buck. But why do successful people allow voyeurs to poke around their personal lives in the certain knowledge that they will end up looking chumps? But as the Times reports today, the silly chumps now realise this might not have been too clever. It is an unalterable truth of presidential politics that the story line is never fixed and yesterday's chump is often tomorrow's champion. Some people might say Herman's a chump who deserves whatever ill treatment he gets, but he is clearly the more sympathetic figure in the film. Nowadays, even over-rated chumps are earning close to six figures every single week. How the hell did this chump ever make it as an actor? Being the poor chump who now lives in their former premises, I suspect that this won't be the last I hear of all this. Just to make sure they knew he meant business the chump fired off a few rounds randomly to scare the shocked onlookers into submission. But in the eyes of the media anyway, they are either champs or chumps, depending on their current performance. There is a fine line between being Churchill and being a chump, and we'll let history decide who you are. She rounds off her perfect day by signing autographs for complete chumps who feel like they know her. What's remarkable is that I had colleagues that actually characterized this chump as a ‘scientist’. Without luck, even the most prepared, determined and talented athlete threatens to become something for which only boxers have, thus far, coined a phrase: a champ in the gym, a chump in the ring. You really think that these chumps can outdo me? But he made it sound like I'm just some chump who doesn't know how to play. Synonyms idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod Origin Early 18th century (in the sense ‘thick lump of wood’): probably a blend of chunk and lump or stump.
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