ape

ape  (p)

n.

1.

a. Any of various large, tailless Old World primates of the family Pongidae, including the chimpanzee, gorilla, gibbon, and orangutan.

b. A monkey.

2. A mimic or imitator.

3. Informal A clumsy or boorish person.

tr.v. aped, ap·ing, apes

To mimic slavishly but often with an absurd result. See Synonyms at imitate.

Idiom:

go ape Informal

To become wildly excited or enthusiastic: went ape at the party; goes ape over Thai cuisine.

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[Middle English, from Old English apa.]

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aper n.

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ape [eɪp]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various primates, esp those of the family Pongidae (see anthropoid ape), in which the tail is very short or absent See also great ape

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (not in technical use) any monkey

3. an imitator; mimic

4. US informal a coarse, clumsy, or rude person

vb

(tr) to imitate

[Old English apa; related to Old Saxon ape, Old Norse api, Old High German affo]

apelike  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ape - any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all primate - any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet anthropoid ape - any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
	2.	ape - someone who copies the words or behavior of another aper, copycat, emulator, imitator individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" epigon, epigone - an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician parrot - a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
	3.	ape - person who resembles a nonhuman primate anthropoid misfit - someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
Verb	1.	ape - imitate uncritically and in every aspect; "Her little brother apes her behavior" imitate - appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art"
	2.	ape - represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President" caricature mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"

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ape

verb imitate, copy, mirror, echo, mock, parrot, mimic, parody, caricature, affect, counterfeit These films merely ape Hollywood.

go ape be furious, storm, rage, rave, blow up (informal), fume, be angry, lose it (informal), fret, seethe, crack up (informal), see red (informal), chafe, lose the plot (informal), go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.), rant and rave, foam at the mouth, lose your temper, blow a fuse (slang, chiefly U.S.), fly off the handle (informal), be incandescent, go off the deep end (informal), throw a fit (informal), go up the wall (slang), blow your top, lose your rag (slang), be beside yourself, flip your lid (slang) When he found out, he went ape.

Related words
collective noun shrewdness

Translations

ape [eɪp]

A. N

1. (Zool) → mono m, simio m, antropoide mf
to go ape (US) (= lose one's temper) → ponerse como un energúmeno, ponerse hecho una fiera; (= go crazy) → ponerse como una moto

2. (= person) you (great) ape! → ¡bestia!

B. VT → imitar, remedar

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ape [ˈeɪp]

n

→ (grand) singe m
to go ape (= get angry) [person] → péter les plombs

vt (= imitate) → singer

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ape

n (lit, fig) → Affe m; to go ape (inf) → ausflippen (inf)

vt → nachäffen (pej), → nachmachen

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ape [eɪp]

1. n (esp anthropoid) → scimmia
to go ape (Am) (fam) → diventare stupido/a

2. vt → scimmiottare

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ape

n ape [eip]

a large monkey with little or no tail. aap قِرْد маймуна opice abe der Menschenaffe πίθηκος mono (inim)ahv بوزینه apina (grand) singe (sans queue) קוֹף कपि čovjekoliki majmun emberszabású majom kera (tanpa ekor), monyet api scimmia 猿 꼬리 없는 원숭이 žmogbeždžionė, beždžionė pērtiķis mawas aap ape małpa macaco maimuţă (человекообразная) обезьяна opica (veľká, bez chvosta) (velika) opica (čovekoliki) majmun apa ลิงไม่มีหาง maymun 猿猴 людиноподібна мавпа نقل کرنے والا بندر khỉ không đuôi 无尾猴；类人猿