chap

chap ¹

 (chăp)

v. chapped, chap·ping, chaps

v.tr.

To cause (the skin) to roughen, redden, or crack, especially as a result of cold or exposure: The headwind chapped the cyclist's lips.

v.intr.

To split or become rough and sore: skin that chaps easily in winter.

n.

A sore roughening or splitting of the skin, caused especially by cold or exposure.

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[Middle English chappen.]

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chap ²

 (chăp)

n. Chiefly British

A man or boy; a fellow.

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[Short for chapman.]

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chap

(tʃæp)

vb, chaps, chapping or chapped

1. (Medicine) (of the skin) to make or become raw and cracked, esp by exposure to cold

2. Scot (of a clock) to strike (the hour)

3. Scot to knock (at a door, window, etc)

n

4. (Medicine) (usually plural) a cracked or sore patch on the skin caused by chapping

5. Scot a knock

[C14: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch, German kappen to chop off]

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chap

(tʃæp) or

chappy

n, pl chaps or chappies

informal a man or boy; fellow

[C16 (in the sense: buyer): shortened from chapman]

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chap

(tʃɒp; tʃæp)

n

a less common word for chop³

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chap¹

(tʃæp)

v. chapped, chap•ping,
n. v.t.

1. to crack, roughen, and redden (the skin).

2. to cause (the ground, wood, etc.) to split or crack.

v.i.

3. to become chapped.

n.

4. a fissure or crack, esp. in the skin.

[1275–1325; Middle English chappen; akin to Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kappen to cut]

chap²

(tʃæp)

n.

Informal. fellow; guy.

[1570–80; short for chapman]

chap³

(tʃɒp, tʃæp)

n.

chop ³ (def. 1).

[1325–75; Middle English; of uncertain orig.]

chap.

or Chap.,

1. Chaplain.

2. chapter.

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chap

Past participle: chapped
Gerund: chapping

Imperative

chap

chap

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chap - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" bloke, fella, fellow, lad, blighter, gent, feller, cuss male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies dog - informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
	2.	chap - a long narrow depression in a surface cranny, crevice, fissure, crack imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
	3.	chap - a crack in a lip caused usually by cold crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow opening
	4.	chap - (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 leg covering, legging, leging - a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle) plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Verb	1.	chap - crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry weather" crack - break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked"

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chap

noun (Informal) fellow, man, person, individual, type, sort, customer (informal), character, guy (informal), bloke (Brit. informal), cove (slang), dude (U.S. & Canad. informal) Her husband's a very decent chap.

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chap

noun

Informal. A grown man referred to familiarly, jokingly, or as a member of one's set or group:

fellow.

Informal: boy.

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Translations

رَجُلفَتى، غُلام، شابٌ صَغير

chlapíkmladíkmuž

fyr

KerlTyp

φιλαράκος

tipotío

kundi

garsindividumectype

čovjek

náungi

crepaturafantefendituraindividuospaccatura

男

녀석

vaikinasvyrukas

lāga zēnspuisis

kerel

karfyr

facet

camarada

парень

karl

ผู้ชาย

adamahbapdelikanlı

thằng cha

伙伴家伙小伙子小家伙

chap

¹ [tʃæp]

A. N (on lip) → grieta f

B. VT → agrietar

C. VI → agrietarse

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chap

² [tʃæp] N (= man) → tío m, tipo m
a chap I know → un tío que conozco
he's a nice chap → es buen chico, es buena persona
he's very deaf, poor chap → es muy sordo, el pobre
how are you, old chap? → ¿qué tal, amigo or (S. Cone) viejo?
be a good chap and say nothing → sé buen chico y no digas nada
poor little chap → pobrecito m

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chap

³ [tʃæp] N (Anat) → mandíbula f; (= cheek) → mejilla f

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chap

[ˈtʃæp]

n

(British) (= man) → type m
He's a nice chap → C'est un type sympa.

(= term of address) old chap → mon vieux

vt [+ skin] → gercer, crevasser

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chap

¹

n (Med, of skin) he’s got chaps on his hands → seine Hände sind aufgesprungen or rau

vi (skin) → aufspringen

vt → spröde machen; chapped lips → aufgesprungene or raue Lippen pl

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chap

²

n (Brit inf: = man) → Kerl m (inf), → Typ m (inf); old chap → alter Junge (inf) → or Knabe (inf); poor little chap → armer Kleiner!, armes Kerlchen!; now look here (you) chaps → hört mal zu, Jungs (inf)

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chap

³ abbr of chapter → Kap.

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chap

¹ [tʃæp] n (Brit) (fam) (man) → tipo, tizio
he's the sort of chap everyone likes → è il tipo di persona che piace a tutti
old chap → vecchio mio
poor little chap → povero piccolo

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chap

² [tʃæp]

1. n (on lip) → screpolatura

2. vt (skin) → screpolare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

chap

(tʃӕp) noun

a man. He's a nice chap. ou, kêrel فَتى، غُلام، شابٌ صَغير разг. момче rapaz muž, mladík der Kerl fyr τύποςtío, tipo vennas مرد؛ پسر mies typeאיש लड़का čovjek pasas orang náungi tipo やつ 녀석 vaikinas, vyrukas puisis; lāga zēns orang kerelfyr, karfacet سړی rapaz tip парень chlapík poba momak karl, kille, grabb ผู้ชาย adam, delikanlı 傢伙，小伙子 хлопець بھلا مانس ، لڑکا thằng cha 小伙子，小家伙，家伙

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chap

→ رَجُل chlapík fyr Typ φιλαράκος tipo kundi gars čovjek tipo 男 녀석 kerel kar facet camarada парень karl ผู้ชาย ahbap thằng cha 伙伴

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chap

n. hendidura, raja, grieta.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

chap

vi (pret & pp chapped) agrietarse, partirse (la piel o los labios)

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