ape (redirected from apes)

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

Noun

1. an animal, such as a chimpanzee or gorilla, which is closely related to human beings and the monkeys, and which has no tail

2. a stupid, clumsy, or ugly man

Verb

[aping, aped]

to imitate [Old English apa]

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

Translations

ape [eɪp] n → mono

vt → imitar, remedar

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ape [eɪp] n → (grand) singe

vt → singer

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ape [eɪp] n → (Menschen)affe m

vt → nachahmen

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ape [eɪp] n → scimmia

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 (꼬리없는) 원숭이 žmogbeždžionė, beždžionė pērtiķis mawas aap ape małpa macaco maimuţă (человекообразная) обезьяна opica (veľká, bez chvosta) (velika) opica (čovekoliki) majmun apa ลิงไม่มีหาง maymun 無尾猴；類人猿 людиноподібна мавпа نقل کرنے والا بندر khỉ không đuôi 无尾猴；类人猿