Definition of chap
(Entry 1 of 5)
: a crack in or a sore roughening of the skin caused by exposure to wind or cold
chap
verb
chapped; chapping
Definition of chap (Entry 2 of 5)
: to open in cracks, slits, or chinks
also
: to become cracked, roughened, or reddened especially by the action of wind or cold
hands often chap in winter
: to cause to chap
wind-chapped lips
chap
noun (2)Definition of chap (Entry 3 of 5)
2
: the forepart of the face
—usually used in plural
chap
noun (3)Definition of chap (Entry 4 of 5)
chap
abbreviationDefinition of chap (Entry 5 of 5)
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The first known use of chap was in the 14th century
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