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aufrauen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chap noun Informal British term for a man or fellow.
  • frizz verb Of hair, to twist into small, tight curls, often untidily.

Senses

aufrauen is used for these senses in English:

  • chap (transitive) To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.
  • frizz To form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
  • roughen (transitive) To make rough.

chap — full definition

  1. noun Informal British term for a man or fellow.
  2. verb Of skin, to crack or become rough and sore, usually from cold or dry weather.

frizz — full definition

  1. verb Of hair, to twist into small, tight curls, often untidily.
  2. verb To make something curl tightly.
  3. verb To raise small rough bumps or tufts on the surface of cloth.
  4. verb To rub leather with a hard tool until it becomes soft and an even thickness.
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