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chap

/t͡ʃæp/noun, verb1 syllable

Chap means: a boy or man.

Synonyms for chap12

noun, as in a boy or man

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

noun, as in a long narrow depression in a surface

crevice, cranny, crack, fissure

What does chap mean?5

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chap?20

Show 40 near rhymes
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Chap in a sentence

  • That young chap is wearing a black scarf.Tom9358
  • My dear chap, I'm overjoyed to see you.Hybrid
  • In the winter, my lips would chap.chanchan
  • Tom's a polite, kind, and self-effacing chap who you wouldn't hesitate to introduce to your parents.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of chap

as a noun

plural
chaps

as a verb

past tense
chapped
present participle
chapping
third-person singular
chaps
past participle
chapped