chap

Meaning of chap

verb
  1. (of the skin) become cracked, rough, or sore, especially through exposure to wind or cold weather.
    his skin is very dry and chaps easily

noun

a cracked or sore patch on the skin.

late Middle English: of unknown origin.

noun
  1. a man or boy.
    he sounded like a nice, caring sort of chap

late 16th century (denoting a buyer or customer): abbreviation of chapman. The current sense dates from the early 18th century.

noun

the lower jaw or half of the cheek, especially that of a pig used as food.

mid 16th century: of unknown origin. Compare with chops.

abbreviation, symbol

chapter.

Information about chap

  • The plural form of chap is: chaps.
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Hyphenation of chap

chap

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • chap is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

chap synonyms

Meaning fellow:

fellow, feller, lad, gent, fella, blighter, cuss

Meaning crevice:

crevice, cranny, crack, fissure

Meaning make or become red:

redden

Meaning (with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something:

chafe

Meaning make or become rough:

roughen

Meaning an adult male human being:

man

Meaning a male child or youth:

boy

Meaning a male animal or plant:

male

Meaning a single human being as distinct from a group:

individual

Meaning the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal:

body

Meaning a man:

geezer, bloke, guy

Meaning the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual:

character

Meaning a person of a specified kind with whom one has to deal:

customer

Meaning a person of a specified nature:

sort

Meaning a category of people or things having common characteristics:

type

Meaning a body:

bod

Meaning a person who gambles, places a bet, or makes a risky investment:

punter

Meaning a man; a guy (often as a form of address):

dude

Meaning a man, especially one of a particular type:

hombre

Meaning a small sheltered bay:

cove

Meaning a person of a specified kind:

wight

Anagrams of chap

Caph, caph, phac

Words that rhyme with chap

Chap, chipchap, underchap, beterschap

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