1. (noun)man, adult male an adultperson who is male (as opposed to a woman)
"there were two women and six men on the bus"
2. (noun)serviceman, military man, man, military personnel someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a militaryforce "two men stood sentry duty"
3. (noun)man the generic use of the word to refer to any humanbeing "it was every man for himself"
5. (noun)man a malesubordinate "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
6. (noun)man an adultmaleperson who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
"the army will make a man of you"
7. (noun)valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man a manservant who acts as a personalattendant to his employer "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
8. (noun)man a maleperson who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particularwoman "she takes good care of her man"
9. (noun)Man, Isle of Man one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
10. (noun)man, piece gameequipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
"he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
11. (noun)world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man all of the livinghuman inhabitants of the earth "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
12. (verb)man takecharge of a certain job; occupy a certain workplace "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
13. (verb)man provide with workers
"We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"