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chap

/tʃˈæp/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. a boy or man
    “that chap is your host”
  2. a long narrow depression in a surface
  3. a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
  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

verb

  1. crack due to dehydration
    “My lips chap in this dry weather”

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