Crossword-Solution: CHUMP
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Chump | n. | A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
AETRE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with CHUMP (5)
You see I was off me chump wiv fear: 'If I'm sellin' me life,' sez I, 'it's dear.' And the trench was narrow and they was near, So I peppered the brutes for fair.
When I was a-crossin' deh street deh chump runned plump inteh me, an' den he turns aroun' an' says, 'Yer insolen' ruffin,' he says, like dat.
Think I was going to flinch before a chump like Moriway, even if I had walked straight into his trap? "It isn't?" I exclaimed.
You had better take it to the station.’ ‘Now look here,’ returned the cabman: ‘are you off your chump? or am I?’ ‘Well, then, I’ll tell you what,’ exclaimed M’Guire; ‘you take it for your fare!’ ‘Oh, I dessay,’ replied the driver.
Jack Pumpkinhead's a dear old chum who might be called a chump, But won renown by riding round upon a magic Gump; The Sawhorse is a splendid steed and though he's made of wood He does as many thrilling stunts as any meat horse could.
Quotes with CHUMP (3)
We do not like the truth because it is simple, we do not want the truth because it is hard, and we do not trust the truth because it is free. Perhaps because many are idealists and publishing is so frustrating, writers are particularly vulnerable to believing in those who offer hope in exchange for cash. Writers know life is tough and we all want to think of an easier way. Maybe for a rare few, there is. If you count on that, you are a chump and somebody is going to take your money and break your heart.
When you don't have enough or you run out, you feel in your core that the leak has begun and there will be no end to the leakage. And this makes you feel like a chump. Whereas having some money gives you the conviction that you're not naked in the howling wind, even though you basically are, existentially.
Oooo wee! You see that chump go flying? Look’eah, nothing like charred demon to make a brotha feel right. - Calvin Freeman (Sineaters:Devotion Book One)
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, Newsday, New Yorker, NYT, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 34 times in crossword archives (1970–2024).