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ape
[eyp]
noun
Anthropology, Zoology.any member of the superfamily Hominoidea, the two extant branches of which are the lesser apes (gibbons) and the great apes (humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans).
(loosely) any primate except humans.
an imitator; mimic.
Informal.a big, ugly, clumsy person.
Disparaging and Offensive.(used as a slur against a member of a racial or ethnic minority group, especially a Black person.)
adjective
Slang.(usually in the phrasego ape )
violently emotional.
When she threatened to leave him, he went ape.
extremely enthusiastic (often followed by over orfor ).
They go ape over old rock music.
We were all ape for the new movie trailer.
ape
/ ɪ /
noun
any of various primates, esp those of the family Pongidae , in which the tail is very short or absent See anthropoid ape See also great ape
(not in technical use) any monkey
an imitator; mimic
informala coarse, clumsy, or rude person
verb
(tr) to imitate
Sensitive Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- apelike adjective
- ˈˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ape1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ape1
Example Sentences
Our friendly but grumpy banana-crazed ape can essentially power his way through the world, stomping and smashing new pathways to make this a game about exploration as much as it is any challenges.
Chimpanzees are not the only non-human apes with apparent knowledge of plant-based medicine.
Chimpanzees comfort each other when in distress, despite typically being referred to as "violent" and "despotic" when compared to other apes.
His underlings ape his ghoulish glee in making life miserable for undocumented immigrants.
An electronic score by John Carroll Kirby apes the sound of the era but devolves into abstraction as the story develops into something darker.
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