Definition of ape
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
— called also anthropoid, anthropoid ape
— compare great apeb : monkey especially : one of the larger tailless or short-tailed Old World forms —not used technically
2a : mimic
b : a large uncouth person
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verbaped; aping
Definition of ape (Entry 2 of 3)
: to copy closely but often clumsily and ineptly
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