monkey
Pronunciation
[change]Noun
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- A monkey is a primate with a long tail that climbs trees.
- We saw Vervet monkeys in the Zoo.
Verb
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- (transitive) If you monkey something, you make changes to it.
- I foolishly monkeyed with the control panel and it ended up exploding.