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Meaning of 'chap' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chap [ n.]
- A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.
- A division; a breach, as in a party.
- A blow; a rap.
- One of the jaws or the fleshy covering of a jaw; -- commonly in the plural, and used of animals, and colloquially of human beings.
- One of the jaws or cheeks of a vise, etc.
- A buyer; a chapman.
- A man or boy; a youth; a fellow.
2 . Chap [ v. i.]
- To crack or open in slits; as, the earth chaps; the hands chap.
- To strike; to knock; to rap.
- To bargain; to buy.
3 . Chap [ v. t.]
- To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.
- To strike; to beat.

Meaning of 'chap' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . chap [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a boy or man
Example in sentence:
  • he's a good bloke;
  • he's a likable cuss;
  • that chap is your host;
  • there's a fellow at the door
2 . chap [ v]
Meaning (2):
- crack due to dehydration
Example in sentence:
  • My lips chap in this dry weather

Nearby Words:

chab chabasite chablis chabouk chabuk chace chachalaca chacma chaconne chad

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