chap

Leather riding cover

Chap has two unrelated meanings.

One is a crack or roughness in the skin, especially from cold or wind: My lips are chapped.

The verb means to become cracked or rough.

The other chap is British informal for a man or fellow: He's a decent chap.

This sense is friendly and slightly old-fashioned, often heard in old chap as a form of address.

fellow

bloke

Informal British man

  • ladBoy or young man
  • matePartner or companion
  • guyChap or steadying cable

fellow · gentleman · geezer · dude · fella · codger · punter · squire · old boy · good egg

skin

cracked

Having surface fractures

soreness · roughness · split · raw · irritated · windburn · frostbite · dermatitis · redness · painful

lips

windchapped

Roughened by cold air

tender · parched · split · raw · bleeding · painful · moisturize · protect · heal · sunburned

leather

cowboy

Mounted cattle herder

horseback · rodeo · ranch · rawhide · suede · fringe · spurs · saddle · wrangler · cattleman

remedy

balm

Healing topical preparation

beeswax · Carmex · petroleum jelly · salve · ointment · lip balm · emollient · glycerin · aloe · shea butter

Categories
Opposites
gender

chapgirl

Young female person

lass · lady · woman · female · dame

age

chapold-timer

Long-tenured person

elder · oldster · senior · grown-up · adult

formality of address

chapgentleman

Courteous, honorable man

sir · mister · lord · dignitary

Phrases
Family

chapter, chapel, chapters, chapped, chaps, chapels, chaplain, chapping, chaperon

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G