Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chap

4 senses of chap

Sense 1
chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke -- (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")
       => male, male person -- (a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies)

Sense 2
crevice, cranny, crack, fissure, chap -- (a long narrow depression in a surface)
       => depression, impression, imprint -- (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud")

Sense 3
chap -- (a crack in a lip caused usually by cold)
       => crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure -- (a long narrow opening)

Sense 4
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)
       => legging, leging, leg covering -- (a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb chap

1 sense of chap

Sense 1
chap -- (crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry weather")
       => crack -- (break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked")