Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ape
Ape
ape
n. & v. --n. 1 any of the various primates of the family Pongidae characterized by the absence of a tail, e.g. the gorilla, chimpanzee, orang-utan, or gibbon. 2 (in general use) any monkey. 3 a an imitator. b an apelike person. --v.tr. imitate, mimic. Phrases and idioms ape-man (pl. -men) any of various apelike primates held to be forerunners of present-day man. go ape sl. become crazy. naked ape present-day man. Etymology: OE apa f. Gmc APERIENT adj. & n. --adj. laxative. --n. a laxative medicine. Etymology: L aperire aperient- to open
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English apa; akin to Old High German affo ~ Date: before 12th century 1. monkey, any of two families (Pongidae and Hylobatidae) of large tailless semierect primates (as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon), 2. mimic, a large uncouth person, ~like adjective II. transitive verb (~d; aping) Date: 1632 to copy closely but often clumsily and ineptly, see: copy ~r noun III. adjective Date: circa 1955 crazy, wild ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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