chap
Of the skin, to split or flake due to cold weather or drynessOf the skin, to split or flake due to cold weather or dryness.
» I have chapped lips.
Meine Lippen sind gesprungen. — Yorwba
У меня губы потрескались. — odexed
У мене потріскані губи. — Anjy
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3 senses(intransitive)Of the skin, to split or flake due to cold weather or dryness.
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тре́скатьсяtréskatʹsja
(transitive)To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.
(Northern England, Scotland)To strike, knock.
- crack due to dehydration
Examples
21 sentencesI have chapped lips.
У мене потріскані губи. — Anjy
ruУ меня губы потрескались. — odexed
deMeine Lippen sind gesprungen. — Yorwba
I get chapped lips every winter.
ruКаждую зиму у меня трескаются губы. — Selena777
deIch bekomme jeden Winter aufgesprungene Lippen. — raggione
My lips often get chapped in the winter.
ruЗимой у меня часто трескаются губы. — sharptoothed
My lips are chapped.
Tom is an amiable chap.
ruТом славный малый. — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English chappen (“to split open, burst, chap”), of uncertain origin. Compare MFrom Middle English chappen (“to split open, burst, chap”), of uncertain origin. Compare Middle English choppen (“to chop”), Dutch kappen (“to cut, chop, hack”). Perhaps related to chip.
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Forms
chaps, chapping, chapped, chappedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle