chap
1. chap \'chap\ n [short for chapman] dial chiefly Eng 1: BUYER 2: FELLOW 2. chap vb or chapped; or chap.ping [ME chappen; akin to MD chappen to cut down] : to open in slits or chinks : CRACK 3. chap n : a crack or a sore roughening of the skin from exposure 4. chap \'cha:p, 'chap\ n [2chap] : JAW : the fleshy covering of a jaw; also : the forepart of the face - usu. used in pl.