"chap" meaning in English

See chap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʃæp/ Audio: en-us-chap.ogg [US] Forms: chap [singular], chaps [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A chap is a boy or a man. Synonyms: guy, dude, bloke
    Sense id: simple-chap-en-noun-izoYTJ3Z Categories (other): Slang

Verb

IPA: /tʃæp/ Audio: en-us-chap.ogg [US] Forms: chap [canonical], chaps [third-person, singular], chapped [past], chapped [past, participle], chapping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|chap|p}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something such as your lips chap, they become dry and cracked. Synonyms: dry out, crack
    Sense id: simple-chap-en-verb-PnHwZP3t
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    },
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        {
          "text": "Hullo, old chap, did you just arrive?"
        },
        {
          "text": "There's this chap I know in Bangkok, very helpful."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "guy"
        },
        {
          "word": "dude"
        },
        {
          "word": "bloke"
        }
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chap"
}

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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chapped",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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    },
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        {
          "text": "His lips chapped in the cold."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "dry out"
        },
        {
          "word": "crack"
        }
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    }
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      "ipa": "/tʃæp/"
    },
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        "US"
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    }
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  "word": "chap"
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Hullo, old chap, did you just arrive?"
        },
        {
          "text": "There's this chap I know in Bangkok, very helpful."
        }
      ],
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        "A chap is a boy or a man."
      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "guy"
        },
        {
          "word": "dude"
        },
        {
          "word": "bloke"
        }
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    }
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      "ipa": "/tʃæp/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-chap.ogg",
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        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chap"
}

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      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chapped",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chapping",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His lips chapped in the cold."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "dry out"
        },
        {
          "word": "crack"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/tʃæp/"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chap"
}

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