chap

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

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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