Noun
chap -
(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
leg covering ,
legging ,
leging a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)
chap -
a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
scissure ,
cleft ,
crevice ,
fissure ,
crack a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
chap -
a boy or man; "that chap is your host" ; "there's a fellow at the door" ; "he's a likable cuss" ; "he's a good bloke"
fellow ,
feller ,
fella ,
lad ,
gent ,
blighter ,
cuss ,
bloke
male person ,
male an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
chap -
a long narrow depression in a surface
crevice ,
cranny ,
crack ,
fissure
imprint ,
impression ,
depression a device produced by pressure on a surface
Verb
chap -
crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry weather"
crack break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
