chap
verb (used with object)
to crack, roughen, and redden (the skin).
chapped
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past participleof chap.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof chap.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
chapverb (used with object)to crack, roughen, and redden (the skin).
Example Sentences
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I know people are chapped about start/stop systems, which cycle engines off and on when the vehicle is not moving, in order to save fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
"They just went to a random door and chapped it."
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
But what has chapped the angry user base seems to be not the A.I. but the unintelligible changes to the platform’s user interface.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
Herbalists recommend calendula lotions, creams, and ointments for chapped skin, eczema, minor cuts and burns, diaper rash, insect bites, hemorrhoids, athlete’s foot, and varicose veins.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 7, 2024
Her lips, chapped and faded, had nearly disappeared, and her eyebrows were missing altogether.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
