—ape /eɪp/
noun [C]
► F0 an animal like a large monkey that has no tail and uses its arms to move through trees: » Chimpanzees and gorillas are both apes.Thesaurus+: ↑Humans, apes and monkeysverb [T] DISAPPROVING ↑Verb Endings for ape
► F0 to copy something or someone badly and unsuccessfully: » He called the new building unoriginal and said that it merely aped the classical traditions.Thesaurus+: ↑Copying and copies , ↑Forgery