English dictionary

ape

/eI/p/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

noun.animal

Source: WordNet 3.0
someone who copies the words or behavior of another

noun.person

Synonyms aper copycat emulator imitator

Source: WordNet 3.0
person who resembles a nonhuman primate

noun.person

Synonyms anthropoid

Source: WordNet 3.0
A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadæ, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes.

noun

Source: webster1913

imitate uncritically and in every aspect

verb.stative

Examples
Her little brother apes her behavior.

Source: WordNet 3.0
represent in or produce a caricature of

verb.communication

Synonyms caricature

Source: WordNet 3.0
To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.

verb

Source: webster1913