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Ape (verb)
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ape — ► NOUN 1) a large tailless primate of a group including gorillas, chimpanzees, and gibbons. 2) informal an unintelligent or clumsy person. ► VERB ▪ imitate in an absurd or unthinking way. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
ape — I UK [eɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms ape : singular ape plural apes 1) a large monkey without a tail that can stand nearly straight and walk on two feet. Chimpanzees and gorillas are apes. 2) informal an insulting word for a man who is… … English dictionary
ape — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English apa; akin to Old High German affo ape Date: before 12th century 1. a. monkey; especially one of the larger tailless or short tailed Old World forms b. any of two families (Pongidae and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ape — ape1 [ eıp ] noun count 1. ) a large monkey without a tail that can stand nearly straight and walk on two feet. Chimpanzees and gorillas are apes. 2. ) INFORMAL an insulting word for a man who is rude or stupid go ape VERY INFORMAL to become very … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ape — [[t]e͟ɪp[/t]] apes, aping, aped 1) N COUNT Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family. ...the theory that man is descended from the apes. 2) VERB If you ape someone s speech or behaviour, you imitate it. [V n] Modelling… … English dictionary
ape — /eɪp / (say ayp) noun 1. a non human anthropoid. See great ape, lesser ape. 2. an imitator; a mimic. 3. any monkey. 4. Colloquial (derogatory) (racist) (a term of abuse for a dark skinned person.) 5. Obsolete £500. –verb (t) (aped, aping) …
ape — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gorilla, anthropoid, simian; imitator, mimic. v. imitate, copy, mimic. See imitation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. anthropoid ape, Great ape, primate, simian, gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutan, baboon, gibbon … English dictionary for students
ape — 1 noun (C) 1 a large monkey without a tail, or with a very short tail, such as a gorilla or a chimpanzee 2 an insulting word for a man who behaves in a stupid or annoying way: Push off you big ape. 3 go ape slang to suddenly become very angry or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ape — 1. adjective /eɪp/ Wild; crazy. We were ape over the new look. 2. noun /eɪp/ a) An animal of a class of primates generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. b) An uncivilised person. 3 … Wiktionary
ape — noun 1》 a large tailless primate of a group including the gorilla, chimpanzees, orang utan, and gibbons. [Families Pongidae and Hylobatidae.] 2》 informal an unintelligent or clumsy person. 3》 archaic an inferior imitator. verb imitate, especially … English new terms dictionary
ape — 1. noun Syn: primate, simian; monkey; technical anthropoid 2. verb he aped Barbara s accent Syn: imitate, mimic, copy, parrot, do an impression of, parody, mock; informal take off, send up See note at imitate … Thesaurus of popular words
