Chap
/tʃæp/noun
A man or boy.
He seems like a nice chap.
Often appears as...
- nice chap
- old chap
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Informal
Colloquial
verb
To crack, roughen and redden due to weather exposure.
The harsh cold wind chapped her lips.
Often appears as...
- chap lips
- chap hands
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Disapproving
noun
A fissure or crack, especially in the skin.
She had chaps on her lips in winter.
Often appears as...
- chap on lips
- chap on hands
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Disapproving
noun
Leather coverings for the legs of cowboys.
The cowboy wore chaps to protect his legs.
Often appears as...
- wear chaps
- leather chaps
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Technical
noun
A man or boy.
He seems like a nice chap.
Often appears as...
- nice chap
- old chap
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To crack, roughen and redden due to weather exposure.
The harsh cold wind chapped her lips.
Often appears as...
- chap lips
- chap hands
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A fissure or crack, especially in the skin.
She had chaps on her lips in winter.
Often appears as...
- chap on lips
- chap on hands
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Leather coverings for the legs of cowboys.
The cowboy wore chaps to protect his legs.
Often appears as...
- wear chaps
- leather chaps
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used informally, typically in British English, when referring to men.
Met a chap who knew all about cars.
Pro Tip 2/3Friendly Tone
Implies a friendly or affectionate attitude towards the person.
John's a good chap; he helped me move.
Pro Tip 3/3Often Age-Neutral
Can refer to males of any age, but sometimes leans towards younger individuals.
That young chap over there is my cousin.
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Handraising Twin Tiger...
So, if you look at the two of them together, this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way, whereas this one's a bit more broken. It looks like a spot. So, we're calling this one Spot for the time being and this one Stripe. And he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother. He is going to be a challenge, I can see it already.
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Adorable Tiger Cub...
them names so if you look at the two of them together this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way whereas this one's a bit more broken looks like a spot so this is we're calling this one spot for the time being and this one strike and he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother
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3 clues to understanding...
Why would somebody -- and this person is perfectly lucid and intelligent in all other respects, but when he sees his mother, his delusion kicks in and says, it's not mother. Now, the most common interpretation of this, which you find in all the psychiatry textbooks, is a Freudian view, and that is that this chap --
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
and we've also that chaps just flicking his tail I'm just gonna move everyone because there are two other vehicles here and I just want to get up away otherwise no one else is gonna be able to see them as I do that the question of Cubs has been raised by Sharron and whether this lot would be able to sire
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What Happens When Tigers...
two them together this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way as this one's a bit more broken like a spot so this is we're calling this one spot for the time being and this one strike and he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character
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Alexandra Fuller: Born...
war for ten years she will acknowledge he'll say I was brainwashed I spoke blood I shouldn't have spilt but man will not raise a gun now so he has been five years ago he was some robbers came I think they got the wrong chap thought I had money who's quite proud of
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Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
common bird our chap and Paulie is able to do a very good mimic of it I am NOT you can also see the beak is a little bit more sort of slender and he is on the top of his perch shouting to all the world that he owns this patch but the
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The fundamentals of...
But every experiment we've ever done, and we've tried very hard, says that everyone measures light to have a fixed speed. So let's start again. In the 1900s, a clever chap named Albert Einstein worked out how to see things properly,
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"Afterneath" / "Killing...
can be whisked away on the gentlest breeze -- and it's this that makes it more beautiful. It's utterly fragile, and fragility gives life its poignancy. Now, being a cheery chap, nothing speaks to me more than this, and --
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A pro wrestler's guide...
Picture a big, sweaty, tattooed man in a cowboy hat and chaps, is in the ring as the arena full of fans cheer him on. Their
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Handraising Twin Tiger...
So, if you look at the two of them together, this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way, whereas this one's a bit more broken. It looks like a spot. So, we're calling this one Spot for the time being and this one Stripe. And he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother. He is going to be a challenge, I can see it already.
Video examples
Adorable Tiger Cub...
them names so if you look at the two of them together this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way whereas this one's a bit more broken looks like a spot so this is we're calling this one spot for the time being and this one strike and he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother
Video examples
3 clues to understanding...
Why would somebody -- and this person is perfectly lucid and intelligent in all other respects, but when he sees his mother, his delusion kicks in and says, it's not mother. Now, the most common interpretation of this, which you find in all the psychiatry textbooks, is a Freudian view, and that is that this chap --
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
and we've also that chaps just flicking his tail I'm just gonna move everyone because there are two other vehicles here and I just want to get up away otherwise no one else is gonna be able to see them as I do that the question of Cubs has been raised by Sharron and whether this lot would be able to sire
Video examples
What Happens When Tigers...
two them together this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way as this one's a bit more broken like a spot so this is we're calling this one spot for the time being and this one strike and he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character
Video examples
Alexandra Fuller: Born...
war for ten years she will acknowledge he'll say I was brainwashed I spoke blood I shouldn't have spilt but man will not raise a gun now so he has been five years ago he was some robbers came I think they got the wrong chap thought I had money who's quite proud of
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
common bird our chap and Paulie is able to do a very good mimic of it I am NOT you can also see the beak is a little bit more sort of slender and he is on the top of his perch shouting to all the world that he owns this patch but the
Video examples
The fundamentals of...
But every experiment we've ever done, and we've tried very hard, says that everyone measures light to have a fixed speed. So let's start again. In the 1900s, a clever chap named Albert Einstein worked out how to see things properly,
Video examples
"Afterneath" / "Killing...
can be whisked away on the gentlest breeze -- and it's this that makes it more beautiful. It's utterly fragile, and fragility gives life its poignancy. Now, being a cheery chap, nothing speaks to me more than this, and --
Video examples
A pro wrestler's guide...
Picture a big, sweaty, tattooed man in a cowboy hat and chaps, is in the ring as the arena full of fans cheer him on. Their
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Quote examples
Damon Runyon
American Journalist
I once knew a chap who had a system of just hanging the baby on the clothes line to dry and he was greatly admired by his fellow citizens for having discovered a wonderful innovation on changing a diaper.
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Henry Lawson
Australian Writer
The Giraffe took the horse's head and led him along on the most level parts of the road towards the railway station, and two or three chaps went along to help get the sick man into the train.
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Tim Rice
British Musician
He's a very natural chap. The public David Essex is the same as the private one. He's laid-back, charming, funny. There's no side to him.
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Evelyn Waugh
English Author
News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read. And it's only news until he's read it. After that it's dead.
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Luke Goss
English Actor
When I look in the mirror, I never see a handsome chap or the person people think I am.
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John McLaughlin
English Musician
I'm not the sort of chap who can sit down and write music. When it comes, I'm happy.
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Norman Wisdom
English Comedian
It was smashing working with Jerry Desmonde, he was a very nice chap.
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Gyles Brandreth
British Actor
A chap can go too far in the pursuit of authenticity.
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Douglas Booth
English Actor
David Cameron was a good-looking chap in his day!
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Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
Justin Bieber is a lovely chap.
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Damon Runyon
American Journalist
I once knew a chap who had a system of just hanging the baby on the clothes line to dry and he was greatly admired by his fellow citizens for having discovered a wonderful innovation on changing a diaper.
Quote examples
Henry Lawson
Australian Writer
The Giraffe took the horse's head and led him along on the most level parts of the road towards the railway station, and two or three chaps went along to help get the sick man into the train.
Quote examples
Tim Rice
British Musician
He's a very natural chap. The public David Essex is the same as the private one. He's laid-back, charming, funny. There's no side to him.
Quote examples
Evelyn Waugh
English Author
News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read. And it's only news until he's read it. After that it's dead.
Quote examples
Luke Goss
English Actor
When I look in the mirror, I never see a handsome chap or the person people think I am.
Quote examples
John McLaughlin
English Musician
I'm not the sort of chap who can sit down and write music. When it comes, I'm happy.
Quote examples
Norman Wisdom
English Comedian
It was smashing working with Jerry Desmonde, he was a very nice chap.
Quote examples
Gyles Brandreth
British Actor
A chap can go too far in the pursuit of authenticity.
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Douglas Booth
English Actor
David Cameron was a good-looking chap in his day!
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Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
Justin Bieber is a lovely chap.
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