ALL meanings of monkey
mon·key
M m - noun monkey animal: simian with tail 1
- noun monkey mischievous child 1
- transitive verb monkey imitate 1
- noun monkey A small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries. 1
- noun plural monkey any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey. 1
- noun plural monkey the fur of certain species of such long-haired animals. 1
- noun plural monkey a person likened to such an animal, as a mischievous, agile child or a mimic. 1
- noun plural monkey a dance, deriving from the twist, in which the partners move their hands as if climbing a pole and jerk their heads back and forth. 1
- noun plural monkey Slang. an addiction to narcotics. 1
- noun plural monkey any of various mechanical devices, as the ram of a pile driver. 1
- noun plural monkey Coal Mining. a small passageway or opening. 1
- noun plural monkey British Slang. the sum of 500 pounds. 1
- noun plural monkey Australian Informal. a sheep. 1
- verb without object monkey Informal. to play or trifle idly; fool (often followed by around or with). 1
- verb with object monkey to imitate; ape; mimic. 1
- verb with object monkey to mock. 1
- idioms monkey a monkey on one's back, Slang. an addiction to a drug or drugs; narcotic dependency. an enduring and often vexing habit or urge. a burdensome problem, situation, or responsibility; personal affliction or hindrance. 1
- idioms monkey make a monkey out of, to cause to appear ridiculous; make a fool of. Also, make a monkey of. 1
- intransitive verb monkey to play, fool, trifle, or meddle 0
- verb transitive monkey to mimic; ape 0
- countable noun monkey A monkey is an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees. 0
- countable noun monkey If you refer to a child as a monkey, you are saying in an affectionate way that he or she is very lively and naughty. 0
- noun monkey any of numerous long-tailed primates excluding the prosimians (lemurs, tarsiers, etc): comprise the families Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys), Cebidae (New World monkeys), and Callithricidae (marmosets) 0
- noun monkey any primate except man 0
- noun monkey a naughty or mischievous person, esp a child 0
- noun monkey the head of a pile-driver (monkey engine) or of some similar mechanical device 0
- noun monkey denoting a small light structure or piece of equipment contrived to suit an immediate purpose 0
- noun monkey an addict's dependence on a drug 0
- noun monkey a butt of derision; someone made to look a fool (esp in the phrase make a monkey of) 0
- noun monkey (esp in bookmaking) £500 0
- noun monkey $500 0
- noun monkey a sheep 0
- verb monkey to meddle, fool, or tinker 0
- verb monkey to imitate; ape 0
- noun monkey any of several families of Old and New World primates usually having a flat, hairless face and a long tail 0
- noun monkey any of other, similar primates, as a gibbon or chimpanzee 0
- noun monkey the fur of some species of long-haired monkeys 0
- noun monkey a person regarded as somehow like a monkey, as a mischievous or imitative child 0
- noun monkey any of various mechanical devices, as the iron block raised and dropped in a pile driver 0