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chap

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) chap (noun)
  2. 2) chap (verb)
  3. 3) chap (noun)
  4. 4) chap (noun)
  5. 5) chap (abbreviation)
  6. chap and lie (noun)

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

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