chap
1to crack, roughen, and redden (the skin): The windy, cold weather chapped her lips.
to cause (the ground, wood, etc.) to split, crack, or open in clefts: The summer heat and drought chapped the riverbank.
to become chapped.
a fissure or crack, especially in the skin.
Scot. a knock; rap.
Origin of chap
1Other words from chap
- un·chapped, adjective
Words Nearby chap
Other definitions for chap (2 of 4)
Chiefly British Informal: Older Use. a fellow; man or boy.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a baby or young child.
British Dialect. a customer.
Origin of chap
2Other definitions for chap (3 of 4)
Usually chaps . chop3 (def. 1).
Origin of chap
3Other definitions for chap. (4 of 4)
Chaplain.
chapter.
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How to use chap in a sentence
Worry not—whether your first attempt is a notebook cover or some fringey pair of chaps, we’ve collected all the basics you’ll need to know.
Everything you need to know to start leatherworking | Sandra Gutierrez G. | February 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceSure, you may call this petty, but it really does chap my hide!
Little wiry chap, with silvery hair, bright brown eyes and plenty of wrinkles.
Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous Mastermind | Michael Weiss | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe survived a penniless childhood and a brutal war and emerged by all accounts an admirable chap.
Just Kill Mr. Bates Already! How to Save ‘Downton Abbey’ | Andrew Romano | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, handing me back my iPad, he said nonchalantly in a really good mock-English accent, “Sorry, chap, my dance card is full.”
Just minutes earler, a chap wearing a Prince William mask tried to gain entry to the hospital via the main entrance.
William Arrives At Hospital - As Masked Prankster is Lead Away! | Tom Sykes | December 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd since he was a very fast runner—for short distances—he met Grandfather Mole just as the old chap was crawling up the bank.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyA groom is a chap, that a gentleman keeps to clean his 'osses, and be blown up, when things go wrong.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousBut he watched Grandfather Mole narrowly, with a grin on his face, to see what the old chap would do.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyThe strenuous efforts made by the Spaniards to secure their release are fully referred to in chap.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman"No, old chap," I answered, pulling the long ears gently till he smiled.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
British Dictionary definitions for chap (1 of 4)
/ (tʃæp) /
(of the skin) to make or become raw and cracked, esp by exposure to cold
Scot (of a clock) to strike (the hour)
Scot to knock (at a door, window, etc)
(usually plural) a cracked or sore patch on the skin caused by chapping
Scot a knock
Origin of chap
1British Dictionary definitions for chap (2 of 4)
/ (tʃæp) /
informal a man or boy; fellow
Origin of chap
2British Dictionary definitions for chap (3 of 4)
/ (tʃɒp, tʃæp) /
a less common word for chop 3
British Dictionary definitions for chap. (4 of 4)
chaplain
chapter
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