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Definition of 'ape'Noun
( en-noun)
A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
Any such primate other than a human.
(derogatory) An uncivilised person.
Hyponyms
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Derived terms
* ape-baboon
* ape-bearer
* apedom
* apehood
( rel-mid3)
* apelike
* apeling
* apely
* apeman
( rel-mid3)
* apeshit
* go ape
* naked ape
( rel-bottom)
Verb
( ap)
To behave like an ape.
To imitate; mimic.
* 1961 , J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês'' of Plato," ''Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association , vol. 92, p. 454,
- It is not conceived as a mere “aping ” in externals nor as an enacting in the sense of assuming a foreign role.
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Adjective
( -)
Wild; crazy.
- We were ape over the new look.
- He went ape when he heard the bad news.
See also
* monkey
* troop (collective noun)
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