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ChapStick

ChapStick

9 3.2
A small stick of lip balm used to prevent or treat dry lips
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃæpˌstɪk/
  • US
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  • Before heading out into the cold, she made sure to apply some ChapStick to protect her lips.
  • bring your ChapStick
  • use some ChapStick

Is that a homemade chapstick close lip balm?

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Examples

  • My top three travel essentials would be chapstick, bottled water, and a good book.

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  • Let's put on some chapstick and then begin this journey, shall we?

  • - Do you have any chapstick?

  • Sorry, putting on my chapstick.

  • And it's a little cherry chapstick, like how cute is that?

  • So I'm going to go ahead and just jump into it and put some chapstick on my lips.

  • She goes to a mirror and puts on chapstick.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I usually apply chapstick on my lips, then one coat of lipstick on my bottom lip only, and smoosh my lips together.

    Blog text (33)
  • One of my three front seat cupholders holds chapstick, lip gloss, pens, and extra change.

    Blog text (22)
  • Unscented chapstick with SPF.

    Blog text (12)

Synonyms

lip balm
vsChapStick
9 1.4

A soft product you put on lips to stop dryness

refers to a small solid stick form and is used generically as a brand

Surface Forms

ChapStick singular
ChapSticks plural

Morphology

ChapStick = chap + stick (transparent) = chap + stick

The compound plainly combines 'chap' (to become chapped) + 'stick' (a small cylindrical object), so meaning 'a stick for treating chapped lips' is directly derivable.

Etymology

ChapStick comes from joining chap, meaning 'chapped' or 'dry or cracked', and stick, because the product is a small stick you rub on your lips. So the name helps you remember that it is a stick for 'chapped' lips.