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chapped

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /t͡ʃæpt/
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  • rhymes with -æpt

1

adj

Meaning 1

Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cracked, rough

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having chaps, or jaws, of a specified kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of chap

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • chapped lips

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cracked, roughened

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُشَقَّق (mušaqqaq) — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Bulgarian: напукан (napukan) — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Czech: popraskaný — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Finnish: rohtunut — of skin: dry and flaky
  • French: gercé — of skin: dry and flaky
  • German: aufgesprungen — of skin: dry and flaky
  • German: rissig — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Hungarian: cserepes — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Hungarian: kicserepesedett — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Hungarian: repedezett — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Italian: screpolato — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Latin: rīmōsus — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Māori: pātotoi — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Māori: tāpā — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Māori: raupā — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Polish: spierzchły — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Polish: spierzchnięty — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Russian: обве́тренный (obvétrennyj) — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Russian: потрескавшийся (potreskavšijsja) — of skin: dry and flaky
  • Spanish: agrietado — of skin: dry and flaky