chaps

Noun

• a boy or man
• a long narrow depression in a surface
• a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
• (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
• plural of chap
• Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.

Verb

• crack due to dehydration
• third-person singular simple present indicative of chap

Examples

• Chaps were a costume staple of Westerns.
• If you are going to use that chainsaw, why don't you put on a pair of chaps?

Synonyms

blighter, bloke, chap, crack, cranny, crevice, cuss, fella, feller, fellow, fissure, gent, lad

Related Words

chinks, woolies