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do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

fool or play around with; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"

In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs.

Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs.

Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons.

A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child.

The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.

A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.

To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner.

In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs.

Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs.

Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons.

A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child.

The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.

A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.

To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner.

A suborder of PRIMATES consisting of six families: CEBIDAE (New World monkeys), CERCOPITHECIDAE (Old World monkeys), HYLOBATIDAE (gibbons and siamangs), PONGIDAE (great apes), TARSIIDAE (tarsiers), and HOMINIDAE (humans).

In the broadest sense, any one of the highest order of animals below man; in the narrower sense, one of the smaller, long-tailed forms differing from the larger, nearly tailless forms, called apes.

A name of contempt, esp. for a mischievous person: the order of mammalia next to man, having their feet developed like hands: an ape:-pl. MONKEYS.

Animal most resembling man; ape.

n. [Italian] One of an order of four-footed mammals, having pectoral mammae, short legs with hand-shaped prehensile feet, usually long arms with clasping hands, and almost always a prehensile tail; -more strictly, the long-tailed individuals of the order; -a name of contempt or of slight kindness; -a small pile-diving machine; -a small single block strapped with a swivel.