- present tense form of chap (3rd person singular).
chaps
Example Sentences
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At one point, Fox whaps himself in the face with one of his sticks, but nobody notices.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2015
The "High Five" gag — a giant hand on garage-door springs that whaps people to the floor as they're walking around a corner — is funny every time.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2010
Hodges whaps the biggest tiger with a squishy souffle, and the duck dives into a large raspberry tart to hide.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A flowery smell whaps me in the face.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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