chap

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a boy or man

- that chap is your host

Similar word(s): blighter, bloke, cuss, fella, feller, fellow, gent, lad

Definition categories: person, male

2. a long narrow depression in a surface

Similar word(s): crack, cranny, crevice, fissure

Definition categories: shape, depression, impression, imprint

3. a crack in a lip caused usually by cold

Definition categories: object, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure

4. (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs

Definition categories: man–made, legging

Sentences with chap as a noun:

- Who’s that chap over there?

verb

1. crack due to dehydration

- My lips chap in this dry weather

Definition categories: change, crack