present participle of ape

Foolish imitation or mimicry.

plural of aping

Initialism of all-purpose. / (medicine) Initialism of anteroposterior. / (military) Initialism of anti-personnel. / (military) Initialism of armor-piercing. / Initialism of alternately placed.

(computing) Initialism of access point. / (video games) Initialism of action point. / (military, US, Navy) Abbreviation of Auxiliary Provisions (a naval transport).

(aviation) Initialism of Atlantic Pacific - (Global Indicator used for air fare calculations) / (US, education) Initialism of Advanced Placement. / (journalism) Initialism of Associated Press.

Abbreviation of apothecaries' system.

simple past tense and past participle of ape

A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. / Any such primate other than a human. / (derogatory) An uncivilized person.

(slang) Wild; crazy.