champ

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Clipping of champion.
2. 2
   Clipping of championship.
3. 3
   Buddy, sport, mate. (as a term of address)
4. 4
   A dish comprising mashed potato and chopped scallions.
5. 5
   Champagne.
6. 6
   The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
7. 7
   The field of a shield.

Verb

1. 1
   To act or behave like a champ; to endure.
2. 2
   To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
3. 3
   To set (a surface) with a champ (a contrasting field or background).
4. 4
   To camp overnight in a historic church as a novelty or part of a holiday.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Lake Champlain, located on the shared borders of the American states of Vermont and New York and the Canadian province of Quebec.