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chap1 (chăp)

[Middle English chappen.]

verb: chapped, chap·ping, chaps. 

transitive verb 

To cause (the skin) to roughen, redden, or crack, especially as a result of cold or exposure: The headwind chapped the cyclist's lips.

intransitive verb 

To split or become rough and sore: skin that chaps easily in winter.

noun 

A sore roughening or splitting of the skin, caused especially by cold or exposure.
chap2 (chăp)

[Short for chapman.]

noun 

Informal
A man or boy; a fellow.