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ape

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Noun

  1. A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
  2. Any such primate other than a human.
  3. An uncivilized person.
  4. One who apes; a foolish imitator.
  5. A black person.
  6. Initialism of alkylphenol ethoxylate.

Verb

  1. To behave like an ape.
  2. To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

Adjective

  1. Wild; crazy.

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