chap vs cleft

chap and cleft both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chap	Yes	No	Yes	No
cleft	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, cleft is a hypernym of chap; that is, cleft is a word with a broader meaning than chap:

Other hypernyms of chap include crack, crevice, fissure, scissure.

chap (noun)	cleft (noun)
(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 long narrow cleft
a crack in a lip caused usually by cold	a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
a boy or man
a long narrow depression in a surface

chap (adjective)	cleft (adjective)
	having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
	split or divided

chap (verb)	cleft (verb)
crack due to dehydration