Definitions for apeeɪp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
apeeɪp(n.; v.)aped, ap•ing.
(n.)any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the great apes and lesser apes.
Category: Mammals
(loosely) any monkey.
Category: Mammals
an imitator; mimic.
a large, clumsy, or coarse person.
Category: Informal
(v.t.)to imitate; mimic.
Idioms for ape:
go ape,Slang. to become violently emotional.
Category: Idiom
go ape over, to be extremely enthusiastic about.
Category: Idiom, Status (usage)
Origin of ape:
bef. 900; ME; OE apa, c. OS apo, OHG affo, ON api
Princeton's WordNet
ape(noun)
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper(noun)
someone who copies the words or behavior of another
anthropoid, ape(verb)
person who resembles a nonhuman primate
ape(verb)
imitate uncritically and in every aspect
"Her little brother apes her behavior"
caricature, ape(verb)
represent in or produce a caricature of
"The drawing caricatured the President"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ape(noun)ɪp
a large monkey-like animal
Wiktionary
ape(Noun)
An animal of a class of primates generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
ape(Noun)
An uncivilised person.
ape(Verb)
To behave like an ape.
ape(Verb)
To imitate; mimic.
ape(Adjective)
Wild; crazy.
Webster Dictionary
Ape(noun)
a quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadae, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes
Ape(noun)
one who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic
Ape(noun)
a dupe
Ape(verb)
to mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally
Translations for ape
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ape(noun)
a large monkey with little or no tail.
- aapAfrikaans
- قِرْدArabic
- маймунаBulgarian
- macacoPortuguese (BR)
- opiceCzech
- der MenschenaffeGerman
- abeDanish
- πίθηκοςGreek
- monoSpanish
- (inim)ahvEstonian
- بوزینهFarsi
- apinaFinnish
- (grand) singe (sans queue)French
- קוֹףHebrew
- कपिHindi
- čovjekoliki majmunCroatian
- emberszabású majomHungarian
- kera (tanpa ekor), monyetIndonesian
- apiIcelandic
- scimmiaItalian
- 猿Japanese
- 꼬리 없는 원숭이Korean
- žmogbeždžionė, beždžionėLithuanian
- pērtiķisLatvian
- mawasMalay
- aapDutch
- apeNorwegian
- małpaPolish
- بوزینهPersian
- بیزوPashto
- macacoPortuguese
- maimuţăRomanian
- (человекообразная) обезьянаRussian
- opica (veľká, bez chvosta)Slovak
- (velika) opicaSlovenian
- (čovekoliki) majmunSerbian
- apaSwedish
- ลิงไม่มีหางThai
- maymunTurkish
- 猿猴Chinese (Trad.)
- людиноподібна мавпаUkrainian
- نقل کرنے والا بندرUrdu
- khỉ không đuôiVietnamese
- 无尾猴，类人猿Chinese (Simp.)
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