the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"
(usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"
crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry weather"
certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"
(law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"