chap
1. a boy or man (Freq. 1) - that chap is your host - there's a fellow at the door - he's a likable cuss - he's a good bloke • Syn: fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke • Hypernyms: male, male person • Hyponyms: dog 2. a long narrow depression in a surface • Syn: crevice, cranny, crack, fissure • Derivationally related forms: fissure (for: fissure) • Hypernyms: depression, impression, imprint 3. a crack in a lip caused usually by cold • Hypernyms: crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure 4. (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 • Usage Domain: plural, plural form • Hypernyms: legging, leging, leg covering
crack due to dehydration - My lips chap in this dry weather • Hypernyms: crack • Verb Frames: - Something ----s
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