Chap Definition

chăp
chapped, chapping, chaps
verb
chapped, chapping, chaps
To crack open; split; roughen, as the skin from exposure to cold.
Webster's New World
To split or become rough and sore.
Skin that chaps easily in winter.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
chaps
A sore roughening or splitting of the skin, caused especially by cold or exposure.
American Heritage

Chop.

Webster's New World
A man or boy; fellow.
Webster's New World
A chapped place in the skin.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Chaplain.
Webster's New World
Chapter.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Chap

Noun

Singular:
chap
Plural:
chaps

Origin of Chap

  • Middle English chappen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Short for chapman

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Chap Sentence Examples

  • Butler on the soul may be studied in chap. i.

  • The portions which may represent discourses of Jotham's reign are chap. ii.

  • The new section which begins at chap. xlix.

  • A special reference seems needed at this point to the oracle on Egypt, chap. xix.

  • It is the ode on the fall of the king of Babylon in chap. xiv.

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Words Starting With

CCHCHA

Words Ending With

PAPHAP

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chap

Words Starting With C and Ending With P

Starts With C & Ends With PStarts With CH & Ends With PStarts With C & Ends With AP

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With C4 Letter Words Ending With P