Chap

Chap
Chap Chap (ch[a^]p or ch[o^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chapped} (ch[a^]pt or ch[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chapping}.] [See {Chop} to cut.] 1. To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough. [1913 Webster]

Then would unbalanced heat licentious reign, Crack the dry hill, and chap the russet plain. --Blackmore. [1913 Webster]

Nor winter's blast chap her fair face. --Lyly. [1913 Webster]

2. To strike; to beat. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]


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  • CHAP — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda CHAP es un protocolo de autenticación por desafío mutuo (CHAP, en inglés: Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol). Es un método de autentificación remota o inalámbrica. Diversos proveedores de servicios emplean… …   Wikipedia Español

  • CHAP — as a word may refer to: * Chap , a caste in the Bhakkar district of the Punjab, (Pakistan). * Chap Sandi , a village in the tehsil of Kaloorkot in Bhakkar. * Chap , a fellow. * Chap , a chop or jaw; a cheek * Bath chap , the cheek and jawbones of …   Wikipedia

  • Chap — may refer to: The Chap, a British magazine Chap, a caste in the Bhakkar district of the Punjab, Pakistan Chap Sandi, a village in the tehsil of Kaloorkot in Bhakkar Chap, a term for chewing tobacco Chap, a word for no used in New Zealand CHAP may …   Wikipedia

  • CHAP — (англ. Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol) широко распространённый алгоритм проверки подлинности, предусматривающий передачу не самого пароля пользователя, а косвенных сведений о нём. При использовании CHAP сервер удалённого доступа …   Википедия

  • chap — chap1 [chäp, chap] n. [prob. < ME cheppe < ?] CHOP2 chap2 [chap] n. [< CHAPMAN] Informal a man or boy; fellow chap3 [chap] vt., vi. chapped …   English World dictionary

  • Chap — (ch[a^]p), n. [Perh. abbreviated fr. chapman, but used in a more general sense; or cf. Dan. ki[ae]ft jaw, person, E. chap jaw.] 1. A buyer; a chapman. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If you want to sell, here is your chap. Steele. [1913 Webster] 2. A man… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chap|py — chap|py1 «CHAP ee», adjective, pi|er, pi|est. full of chaps or cracks; cleft. chap|py2 «CHAP ee», noun, plural pies. = chappie. (Cf. ↑chappie) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chap — Chap, v. i. 1. To crack or open in slits; as, the earth chaps; the hands chap. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike; to knock; to rap. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chap — Chap, n. [From {Chap}, v. t. & i.] 1. A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin. [1913 Webster] 2. A division; a breach, as in a party. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Many clefts and chaps in our council board. T. Fuller.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chap — (ch[o^]p), n. [OE. chaft; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel kjaptr jaw, Sw. K[ a]ft, D. ki[ae]ft; akin to G. kiefer, and E. jowl. Cf. {Chops}.] 1. One of the jaws or the fleshy covering of a jaw; commonly in the plural, and used of animals, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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