chap

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʃæp/
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Noun

Singular chap

Plural chaps

1. (countable) (slang) A chap is a boy or a man.

   Hullo, old chap, did you just arrive?

   There's this chap I know in Bangkok, very helpful.

Synonyms

• guy
• dude
• bloke

Verb

Plain form chap

Third-person singular chaps

Past tense chapped

Past participle chapped

Present participle chapping

1. (transitive & intransitive) If something such as your lips chap, they become dry and cracked.

   His lips chapped in the cold.

Synonyms

• dry out
• crack