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| ape [ ayp ] |
noun (plural apes) |
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1. tailless primate: a tailless primate such as a chimpanzee, gorilla, or orang-utan. Family Pongidae.
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2. primate: a primate of any type
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informal
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3. imitator: an imitator or mimic of somebody or something
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4. clumsy person: somebody regarded as clumsy or unintelligent
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informal insult
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transitive verb (past and past participle aped, present participle ap·ing, 3rd person present singular apes) |
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mimic somebody or something: to act like somebody else in an absurd or grotesque way
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| [ Old English apa< Germanic] |
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go ape to lose self-control, because of either anger or excitement (slang)
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