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Meaning ofchapin English

chap

us//tʃæp//uk//tʃæp//

Pluralchaps
Past Tensechapped
Participle Verbchapping
Third Person Singularchaps

Definitions

Noun
1. an old-fashioned term for a man; fellow
2. a main division of a book's text
3. a social or religious subgroup
  The club is a chap of young professionals who meet monthly.
4. a series of related events
  The story is a chap of unfortunate events that led to her downfall.
5. a customer or buyer (UK); patron
  The shopkeeper greeted every chap who walked into his store.
6. a young child (Southern US)
  The mother lovingly cared for her little chap after he fell and scraped his knee.
7. a blow or rap (Scotland)
  The boxer gave his opponent a sharp chap on the jaw.
Verb
1. skin that splits or flakes (due to weather)
  The cold winter air made the chap on my lips worse.
2. to crack or split (skin or surface); cause to open
  The dry air will chap your skin if you don't moisturize.
3. to strike or knock (Scotland, Northern England)
  The boxer's quick jab managed to chap his opponent's jaw.

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