Meaning & use
Chapped
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Of skin, rough, cracked, or sore, typically as a result of exposure to cold, wind, or dryness.
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Her lips were badly chapped after skiing all day in the freezing wind.
He rubbed lotion into his chapped hands after working outside in the cold.
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The word 'chap' meaning to crack skin is unrelated to 'chap' meaning a fellow; it comes from an older word for cleaving or splitting.
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