a large animal like a monkey, with no tail. There are different types of ape:
the great apes (for example, ORANG-UTANS or CHIMPANZEES)
IDIOMS
go ape / apeshit (slang, especially AmE) to become extremely angry or excited
verb [VN]
1 (BrE, disapproving) to do sth in the same way as sb else, especially when it is not done very well:
For years the British film industry merely aped Hollywood.
2 (especially AmE) to copy the way sb else behaves or talks, in order to make fun of them
SYNMIMIC:
We used to ape the teacher's southern accent.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is ape a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, ape is tagged as noun.
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