The meaning of Monkey

noun

A small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.

Usage examples:

It was a place where you can see wild monkeys living in the trees.

noun

A sum of £500.

noun

A piledriving machine consisting of a heavy hammer or ram working vertically in a groove.

verb

Behave in a silly or playful way.

Usage examples:

I saw them monkeying about by the shop

Synonims:

Fool aboutFool aroundPlay aboutPlay aroundClown aboutClown aroundFiddle-faddleMess aboutMess aroundHorse aboutHorse aroundScrew aroundPuddle aboutPuddle aroundMuck aboutMuck ar

verb

Ape; mimic.

Usage examples:

Then marched the three who monkeyed our great and dead

noun

Any of various long-tailed primates

noun

Any of a group of mammals that usually have flat faces and long tails, esp. any of the smaller mammals in this group