chap

¹chap

noun \ˈchap\

Definition of CHAP

: a crack in or a sore roughening of the skin caused by exposure to wind or cold

Origin of CHAP

Middle English chappes, plural, from chappen

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with CHAP

cap, clap, crap, flap, frap, gap, gape, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nap, nape, nappe, pap, rap, sap, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, Yap, zap

²chap

verb

chappedchap·ping

Definition of CHAP

intransitive verb

: to open in cracks, slits, or chinks; also : to become cracked, roughened, or reddened especially by the action of wind or cold <hands often chap in winter>

transitive verb

: to cause to chap <wind-chapped lips>

Origin of CHAP

Middle English chappen; akin to Middle Dutch cappen to cut down

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with CHAP

bop, chop, clop, cop, crop, drop, flop, fop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, scop, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top, whop

³chap

noun \ˈchäp, ˈchap\

Definition of CHAP

1

: the fleshy covering of a jaw; also : jaw —usually used in plural <a wolf's chaps>

2

: the forepart of the face —usually used in plural

Origin of CHAP

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1555

⁴chap

noun \ˈchap\

Definition of CHAP

1

chiefly British : fellow 4c

2

Southern & Midland : baby, child

Origin of CHAP

short for chapman

First Known Use: 1705

⁵chap

abbreviation

Definition of CHAP

chapter