Definition of "chaps" in English

noun

1. plural of chap

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chap

noun

1. Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.

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

2. The shaggy hair on male aoudads (barbary sheep) that extends from the throat and chest sometimes covering each leg.