The difference between Boy and Chap
When used as nouns, boy means a male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults, whereas chap means a man, a fellow.
When used as verbs, boy means to use the word boy to refer to someone, whereas chap means of the skin, to split or flake due to cold weather or dryness.
Boy is also interjection with the meaning: exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
check bellow for the other definitions of Boy and Chap
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Boy as a noun:
A young male, particularly A male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults.
Examples:
"Kate is dating a boy named Jim."
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Boy as a noun (diminutive):
A male child: a son of any age.
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Boy as a noun (affectionate, diminutive):
A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
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Boy as a noun (obsolete):
A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
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Boy as a noun (now, rare, and, usually, offensive, _, outside some Commonwealth nations):
A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly: A younger such worker. A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address. A male camp follower.
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Boy as a noun (now, offensive):
Any non-white male, regardless of age.
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Boy as a noun:
A male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog.
Examples:
"C'mere, boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy?"
"Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?"
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Boy as a noun (historical, military):
A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
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Boy as a noun (US, slang):
Heroin.
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Boy as a verb:
to use the word boy to refer to someone
Examples:
"Don't boy me!"
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Boy as a verb (transitive):
to act as a boy
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Chap as a noun (dated, outside, UK, and, Australia):
A man, a fellow.
Examples:
"Who’s that chap over there?"
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Chap as a noun (UK, dialectal):
A customer, a buyer.
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Chap as a noun (Southern US):
A child.
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Chap as a verb (intransitive):
Of the skin, to split or flake due to cold weather or dryness.
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Chap as a verb (transitive):
To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.
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Chap as a verb (Scotland, northern England):
To strike, knock.
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Chap as a noun:
A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.
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Chap as a noun (obsolete):
A division; a breach, as in a party.
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Chap as a noun (Scotland):
A blow; a rap.
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Chap as a noun (archaic, often, in the plural):
The jaw.
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Chap as a noun:
One of the jaws or cheeks of a vice, etc.
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Chap as a noun (internet, _, slang):