<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to crack, roughen, and redden (the skin).</li><li>to cause (the ground, wood, etc.) to split, crack, or open in clefts.</li><li>to become chapped.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a fissure or crack, especially in the skin.</li><li>a knock; rap.</li></ul>