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chape
chapeau
chapel
Chapel Hill
chapel of rest
chaperon
chaperonin
chapfallen
chapiter
chaplain
chaplet
chapman
chappal
chappie
chaprasi
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chap (1)

chap [ chap ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle chapped, present participle chap·ping, 3rd person present singular chaps)
Definition:
 
become sore and roughened: to become sore and cracked by exposure to wind or cold, or make skin sore and cracked in this way ( refers to skin )



noun  (plural chaps)
Definition:
 
1. area of sore skin: a sore cracked area of skin, caused by exposure to wind or cold

2. geology crack in ground: a crack or fissure in dry ground

[14th century. Origin ?]

chapped adjective
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