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meymûn — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ape noun A large tailless primate such as a gorilla, chimpanzee, or orangutan.
  • jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
  • monkey noun A small to medium-sized primate, typically with a tail, distinct from apes.
  • otter noun A sleek, semi-aquatic mammal with dense fur that hunts fish and other prey in rivers or coastal waters.
  • simian adjective Relating to or resembling apes or monkeys.

Senses

meymûn is used for these senses in English:

  • jack A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]
  • macaque Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.
  • otter (gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.
  • simian Of or pertaining to apes and monkeys.
  • simian An ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid (infraorder Simiiformes).

ape — full definition

  1. noun A large tailless primate such as a gorilla, chimpanzee, or orangutan.
  2. verb To copy or imitate someone or something, often badly.

jack — full definition

  1. noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
  2. noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
  3. noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
  4. noun Informal: money.
  5. verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.

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