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" ;

2. (

• crevice ,
• cranny ,
• crack ,
• fissure ,
• chap

) a long narrow depression in a surface ;

3. (

• chap

) a crack in a lip caused usually by cold ;

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 ;

1. (

• chap

) crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry weather" ;