Definitions of ape
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To
mimic,
as
an
ape
imitates
human
actions;
to
imitate
or
follow
servilely
or
irrationally.
-
To
mimic,
as
an
ape.
-
To
imitate,
as
an
ape.
-
To
imitate
closely.
-
To
imitate
absurdly;
mimic.
-
imitate
uncritically
and
in
every
aspect; "
Her
little
brother
apes
her
behavior"
-
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.
-
To
imitate
servilely;
to
mimic.
-
Foolishly
to
try
to
imitate.
-
One
who
imitates
servilely (
in
allusion
to
the
manners
of
the
ape);
a
mimic.
-
A
dupe.
-
A
tailless
monkey
resembling
man;
a
silly
mimic;
a
fool.
-
A
tailless
monkey:
a
silly
imitator.
-
A
tailless
monkey;
a
mimic.
-
An
Old
World
man-
like
monkey;
also,
any
monkey;
a
mimic.
-
A
quadrumanous
animal
with
human
teeth
and
without
a
tail;
a
servile
or
silly
imitator.
-
A
kind
of
monkey;
a
vain
imitator;
a
mimic.
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