[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chapped/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / chapped

# chapped

adjective (chapped); verb (chap, chaps, chapped, chapping — past form)

«chapped» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Chapped skin or lips are dry, rough, cracked and sore, usually because of cold wind or dry air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chapped/#m1)
2. Chapped is the past form of chap: to make skin crack in this way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chapped/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and everyday life chapped lips and hands are common in winter; lip balm, gloves and hand cream help. In science, cold wind removes moisture from the skin. In stories it shows a cold, harsh setting or a hard-working person. Phrases: chapped lips, chapped hands.

### Examples

- My lips get chapped in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chapped/#x1)
- Put on some lip balm for your chapped lips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chapped/#x2)
- The farmer's hands were red and chapped from the cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chapped/#x3)
- Wear gloves so your hands don't get chapped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chapped/#x4)
- Licking your lips makes them more chapped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chapped/#x5)
- The icy wind chapped our cheeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chapped/#x6)
- Her chapped knuckles stung when she washed her hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chapped/#x7)
- “Yes, my little man,” Slightly anxiously replied, who had chapped knuckles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chapped/#x8)

### Note

Double p: chapped. Tip: licking dry lips makes them worse, not better. «Chap» also means a man (UK informal), which is a different word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chapped» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chapped/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chapped» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chapped.html) on Mova free.