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I have always aspired towards other people's looks. When I was young, I loved teddy boys; I thought they looked wonderful. Then I was a cowboy in Arizona, really for the clothes! I had a ranch for five years; I had chaps made of bearskin.
Nicholas Haslam

Meaning of "chaps" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHAPS

Shortened from chaparejos.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHAPS

chaps  [tʃæps] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHAPS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chaps is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHAPS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chaps

Chaps

Chaps are sturdy coverings for the legs consisting of leggings and a belt. They are buckled on over trousers with the chaps' integrated belt, but unlike trousers they have no seat and are not joined at the crotch. They are designed to provide protection for the legs and are usually made of leather or a leather-like material. They are most commonly associated with the cowboy culture of the American west as a protective garment to be used when riding a horse through brushy terrain. In the modern world, they are worn for both practical work purposes and for exhibition or show use.

Definition of chaps in the English dictionary

The definition of chaps in the dictionary is leather overalls without a seat, worn by cowboys Also called: chaparejos, chaparajos.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHAPS


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æps
baps
bæps
collapse
kəˈlæps
craps
kræps
daps
dæps
elapse
ɪˈlæps
lapse
læps
Mapes
mæps
perhaps
pəˈhæps
pettichaps
ˈpetɪˌtʃæps
prolapse
ˈprəʊlæps
relapse
rɪˈlæps
schnapps
ʃnæps
schnaps
ʃnæps
scraps
skræps
shaps
ʃæps
shnaps
ʃnæps
synapse
ˈsaɪnæps
taps
tæps
traps
træps

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHAPS

chapmanship
chapmen
chappal
chapped
Chappell
chappie
chapping
chappy
chaprassi
chapstick
chapt
chaptalisation
chaptalise
chaptalization
chaptalize
chapter
chapter 11
chapter 7
chapter and verse

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHAPS

Black Caps
by one´s bootstraps
clips
corps
drops
fps
give it heaps
give them heaps
heaps
hit one´s straps
Kbps
keep under wraps
keeps
oops
Ops
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shoot craps
steps
the Black Caps
tops

Synonyms and antonyms of chaps in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CHAPS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «chaps» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of chaps
bloke · boykie · character · cove · customer · dude · fellow · guy · individual · man · person · sort · type

Translation of «chaps» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHAPS

Find out the translation of chaps to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chaps from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chaps» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

CHAPS
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chaparreras
570 millions of speakers

English

chaps
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفصول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парни
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rachaduras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chaps
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chaps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bab
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chaps
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

革ズボン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

챕스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chaps
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chaps
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Chaps
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

babalar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chaps
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żuchwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хлопці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gușă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ραγάδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ouens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

käkar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chaps
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chaps

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAPS»

The term «chaps» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.193 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAPS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chaps» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chaps» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chaps

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5 QUOTES WITH «CHAPS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chaps.
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Eric Bentley
Geography is about maps, but biography is about chaps.
2
Michael Biehn
They gave me the chaps and hat and everything. I looked like a real cowboy. I walked around the rodeo and thought, I am a real cowboy and thought everyone thought I was a real cowboy.
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Nicholas Haslam
I have always aspired towards other people's looks. When I was young, I loved teddy boys; I thought they looked wonderful. Then I was a cowboy in Arizona, really for the clothes! I had a ranch for five years; I had chaps made of bearskin.
4
Philip Larkin
I can't understand these chaps who go round American universities explaining how they write poems: It's like going round explaining how you sleep with your wife.
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Henry Lawson
The Giraffe took the horse's head and led him along on the most level parts of the road towards the railway station, and two or three chaps went along to help get the sick man into the train.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAPS»

Discover the use of chaps in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chaps and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chaps!
Whoa, Brittania!
Jahnna Beecham, 2007
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United Kingdom: Observance by CHAPS of CPSS Core Principles ...
Abstract
International Monetary Fund, 2011
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Boots and Chaps
She gave up stripping to go legit...until three Kiowa cowboys bring on the down-and-dirty. Ugly Stick Saloon, Book 1 Jackson Gray Wolf is turning thirty, and what does he have to show for it? A ranch. No wife, no kids, no dates.
Myla Jackson, 2012
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Keep Calm for Chaps: Good Advice for Hard Times
Keep Calm for Chaps offers the same pearls of life wisdom, inspirational quotes, proverbs and mantras as Keep Calm and Carry On, but especially for males at their wits' end. A pocket bible for today's man.
Ebury Publishing, 2011
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Kitchener Chaps
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Albert Neil Lyons, 2012
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Keep Calm for Chaps
A new volume in the bestselling Keep Calm and Carry On series just for distressed and clueless men "Courage is being scared to death—but saddling up anyway." —John Wayne "If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are ...
Ebury Press, 2011
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Russian Chaps
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Marjorie Colt Lethbridge, 2010
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Boots, Chaps, and Cowboy Hats
Jana Leigh. Boots, Chaps, and Cowboy Hats Taming Team Ten Book One By Jana Leigh ...
Jana Leigh
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The Law & Practice of Offshore Banking & Finance
As described earlier, settling participants then settle among themselves, using their accounts at the Federal Reserve of New York.50 [c] CHAPS CHAPS, or the Clearing House Automated Payments System, is the U.K.'s automated or electronic ...
Edmund M. A. Kwaw, 1996
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An Illustration of the Liturgy of the Church of England: As ...
Also the two books of Kings, (the first, " commonly called the " third book of the Kings,'' containing 22 chaps, and the second, " commonly " called the fourth book of the Kings," containing 25 chaps.)— Both the books of Chronicles, (the first ...
Thomas Pruen, 1820

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAPS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chaps is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Garrick Club's vote to keep women out is sad rather than sexist
The argument that the “presence” of women would distress “the chaps” and would stop their “camaraderie and banter” is sad rather than sexist. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Pink Mist, Bristol Old Vic, review: 'it sends you reeling'
Applause is due – and is duly given – to the actors, particularly the chaps (Phil Dunster, Alex Stedman, Peter Edwards), so plausible, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Inside Amy Schumer's season finale is the natural evolution of that …
... the easily scandalized chaps at TV Guide say that “Amy has too many buttonholes,” but still—and the episode title “Three Buttholes” provides ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
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The emergency budget - is it time to chain up 11 Downing Street to …
... the response of David Cameron to his paymasters in the City would be 'Sorry chaps, some bugger's chained the G-Man inside his house so it ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
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Audi's Q7 much better all round
It still tops two tonnes but has ditched the equivalent of two portly chaps, helping boost both performance and economy. Also improved is space ... «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
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'Virgin Atlantic: Up In The Air' ITV Documentary Follows Staff From …
We see everyone from one-man brand Richard Branson, to the chaps in the warehouse, to the 2,000 people applying to be cabin crew in less ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Here's the winner of our Pimp your Console competition
Not very long ago at all, we told you about the chaps from CC Entertainment, and how they could add a dash of magic to your consoles thanks ... «Lazygamer, Jul 15»
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Mystery surrounds identity of HSBC 'legal team' involved in mock …
This clearly put the chaps in mind of several recent execution videos promulgated by the vicious fundamentalist Islamic group, Isis. They then ... «Legal Cheek, Jul 15»
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Punx Picnic in Photos: Day Three
Day Three saw the music take to Wyman Park Dell with bands Assless Chaps, Friendbeast, and Gateway to Hell. At night the bands Mea Cupla ... «Baltimore City Paper, Jul 15»
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Paul McCartney: John Lennon Is A 'Martyr'
"You name me another group of four chaps, or chapesses, who had what The Beatles had. Lennon's skill, intelligence, acerbic wit, McCartney's ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»

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