chap

chap is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

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Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /tʃæp/

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Noun

Singular chap

Plural chaps

1. (countable) (slang) A chap is a boy or a man.
   • Synonyms: guy, dude and bloke

   Hello, old chap, did you just arrive?

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

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.
   • Synonyms: dry out and crack

   His lips chapped in the cold.

Related words

• chapstick