ape

1. n. A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadae, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes. Source: opted

2. n. One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic. Source: opted

3. n. A dupe. Source: opted

4. v. t. To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally. Source: opted

5. n. any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all Source: wordnet

6. n. someone who copies the words or behavior of another Source: wordnet

7. n. person who resembles a nonhuman primate Source: wordnet

8. v. imitate uncritically and in every aspect Source: wordnet

9. v. represent in or produce a caricature of Source: wordnet

10. A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadæ, having teethof the same number and form as in man, having teeth of the samenumber and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheekpouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates,and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. Thehigher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often calledanthropoid apes or man apes. Source: adambom

11. v:5/n:95 n. any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all v. imitate uncritically and in every aspect Source: ecdict

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