chapped — [tʃæpt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: chap to chop, crack open (14 21 centuries)] chapped lips or hands are sore, dry, and cracked, especially as a result of cold weather or wind >chap v [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
chapped — [ tʃæpt ] adjective chapped skin or lips are dry and painful, especially because of cold weather … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chapped — adjective dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface For chapped lips, or chapped nipples, the tincture of catechu, or benjamin, ... / For severely chapped hands or face, the oxide of zinc ointment or camphor … Wiktionary
chapped — [[t]tʃæ̱pt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If your skin is chapped, it is dry, cracked, and sore. ...chapped hands... Her skin felt chapped … English dictionary
chapped — mod. angry; annoyed. □ I was chapped. There was no way to get around it. □ Don’t get so chapped. Nothing can be done now … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
chapped — adj. Chapped is used with these nouns: ↑lip … Collocations dictionary
chapped — adjective chapped lips or hands are sore, dry, and cracked, especially as a result of cold weather or wind chap verb (T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chapped — UK [tʃæpt] / US adjective chapped skin or lips are dry and painful, especially because of cold weather … English dictionary
chapped — [tʃæpt] adj chapped skin is dry and painful because of cold weather … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
chapped — adjective used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure chapped lips • Syn: ↑cracked, ↑roughened • Similar to: ↑rough, ↑unsmooth … Useful english dictionary
