What is the meaning of chap?

noun

  • A boy or man.
    • usage: "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
  • A long narrow depression in a surface.
  • A crack in a lip caused usually by cold.
  • Usually in the plural. ( leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs)

verb

  • Crack due to dehydration.
    • usage: "My lips chap in this dry weather"
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