noun

1. (authorship) One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided.

   “Detective novel writers try to keep up the suspense until the last chapter.”

2. A section of a social or religious body.

3. A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.

Synonyms: ch., chpt.

verb

1. To divide into chapters.

2. To put into a chapter.

3. (with "out") To use administrative procedure to remove someone.