chap
Pronunciation: (chap), [key]
— v., n. chapped, chap•ping,
—v.t.
- to crack, roughen, and redden (the skin): The windy, cold weather chapped her lips.
- to cause (the ground, wood, etc.) to split, crack, or open in clefts: The summer heat and drought chapped the riverbank.
—v.i.
- to become chapped.
—n.
- a fissure or crack, esp. in the skin.
- a knock; rap.
chap
Pronunciation: (chap), [key]
— n.
- a fellow; man or boy.
- a baby or young child.
- a customer.
chap
Pronunciation: (chop, chap), [key]
— n.
- chop.
chap.
- Chaplain.
- chapter.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.