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Definitions for Ape

[1] any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) , which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) , which includes the gibbon and siamang.
[2] (loosely) any primate except humans.
[3] an imitator; mimic.
[4] Informal . a big, ugly, clumsy person.
[5] to imitate; mimic: to ape another's style of writing.
[6] go ape , Slang . to become violently emotional: When she threatened to leave him, he went ape.
[7] go ape over , Slang . to be extremely enthusiastic about: They go ape over old rock music.
[8] any of various primates, esp those of the family Pongidae , in which the tail is very short or absent See anthropoid ape See also great ape
[9] (not in technical use) any monkey
[10] an imitator; mimic
[11] US informal a coarse, clumsy, or rude person
[12] (tr) to imitate

Words related to Ape

imitate, emulate, do, caricature, ditto, parrot, counterfeit, echo, impersonate, travesty, mirror, affect, copy, mock, parody

Words nearby Ape

apathy, apatite, apatosaurus, apb, apc, ape, ape hangers, ape-man, apeak, apec, apeldoorn

Origin of Ape

before 900; Middle English; Old English apa; cognate with Old Saxon apo, Old Norse api, Old High German affo (German Affe )

Other words from Ape

ape·like , adjective

Word origin for Ape

Old English apa; related to Old Saxon ape, Old Norse api, Old High German affo

Synonyms for Ape

emulate, imitate, affect, caricature, copy, counterfeit, ditto, do, echo, impersonate, mirror, mock, parody, parrot, travesty, do like, go like, make like, take off