English dictionary
chap
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- (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
noun
- a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
noun
- a boy or man
noun
- a long narrow depression in a surface
verb
- crack due to dehydration
Example sentences
that chap is your host
there's a fellow at the door
he's a likable cuss
he's a good bloke
My lips chap in this dry weather