chap vs depression

depression vs chap

chap and depression both are nouns.

chap is a verb but depression is not a verb.

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

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

chap: a long narrow depression in a surface
depression: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

Other hypernyms of chap include impression, imprint.

chap (noun)	depression (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	pushing down
a crack in a lip caused usually by cold	sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
a boy or man	a sunken or depressed geological formation
a long narrow depression in a surface	angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
	a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
	a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
	an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
	a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
	a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

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

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