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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chap1 /tʃæp/USA pronunciation v., chapped, chap•ping. - Pathologyto (cause to) become cracked, roughened, and reddened: [~ + object]The wind chapped her face and lips.[no object]Her lips chapped in the cold.
chapped, adj.: Heal those dry, chapped lips with this special cream.chap2 /tʃæp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Informal TermsChiefly Brit. fellow;
guy:I like that chap, don't you?
chap. or Chap.,an abbreviation of:- chapter.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chap1 (chap),USA pronunciation v., chapped, chap•ping, n. v.t. - to 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.
v.i. - to become chapped.
n. - a fissure or crack, esp. in the skin.
- [Scot.]a knock;
rap.
- 1275–1325; Middle English chappen; cognate with Dutch kappen to cut; akin to chip1
- Informal Termsa fellow;
man or boy. - Dialect Terms[Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.]a baby or young child.
- British Termsa customer.
- short for chapman 1570–80
- chop3.
- 1325–75; Middle English; perh. special use of chap1
- Chaplain.
- chapter.
Also, Chap.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chap /tʃæp/ vb (chaps, chapping, chapped)- (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)
n - (usually plural) a cracked or sore patch on the skin caused by chapping
- Scot a knock
Etymology: 14th Century: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch, German kappen to chop off chap /tʃæp/ n - informal a man or boy; fellow
Etymology: 16th Century (in the sense: buyer): shortened from chapman chap /tʃɒp; tʃæp/ n - a less common word for chop3
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