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chaps

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(obsolete outside Britain and Australia) A man, a fellow.

Examples :

"Who’s that chap over there?"

person human language

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A customer, a buyer.

Examples :

"The store owner greeted the new chaps warmly, eager to get their order. "

person business commerce

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noun

Examples :

"The teacher asked the chaps to line up quietly before going to lunch. "

person human age family

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A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.

Examples :

"The farmer noticed small chaps in the dry earth where he'd been plowing. "

geology body medicine nature appearance

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A division; a breach, as in a party.

Examples :

"The political party's internal chaps led to disagreements over the campaign strategy. "

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Examples :

"The teacher gave the student a sharp chaps on the hand for not paying attention. "

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Of the skin, to split or flake due to cold weather or dryness.

Examples :

"In winter, my lips always chap from the dry, cold air. "

body medicine physiology condition

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To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.

Examples :

"The cold wind often chaps my lips in the winter. "

body medicine physiology appearance condition

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To strike, knock.

Examples :

"The carpenter chaps the wooden pieces together with a hammer. "

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(often in the plural) The jaw.

Examples :

"The dentist examined the patient's lower chaps to check for any damage. "

anatomy body part organ physiology

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One of the jaws or cheeks of a vice, etc.

Examples :

"The machinist tightened the chaps of the vise to hold the metal firmly in place. "

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(authorship) One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided.

Examples :

"Detective novel writers try to keep up the suspense until the last chapter."

literature writing part

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A section of a social or religious body.

Examples :

"Within the larger church community, the "young adults" group functions as one of its active chaps. "

group religion organization

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A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.

Examples :

"After a chaps of bad luck at school, things finally started to improve for Sarah. "

event time story process

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A decretal epistle.

Examples :

"The priest read the chaps from the Pope, which outlined the church's new rules for fasting during Lent. "

theology religion writing literature law

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A location or compartment.

Examples :

""I organized my desk drawer into different chaps for pens, paperclips, and notebooks." "

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Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.

Examples :

"Chaps were a costume staple of Westerns."