man

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   An adult male human.

   • The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.
   • The king is but a man, as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me.
   • “I want you to know that I hate you, that I think you are a cur, and that I'll never, never speak to you again. Oh, I don't dare to say what I think of you, you — man!”
2. 2

   A human, a person regardless of gender or sex, usually an adult.

   • every man for himself
   • […]a man cannot make him laugh.
   • Recompence to no man euill for euill.
3. 3

   A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.

   • The evidence suggests that close relatives of early man, in lineages that later became extinct, also were able to use tools.
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   1. 4

      A male person, usually an adult

      A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

      • For God is holde a ryghtwys man.
      • God's a good man.
      • Expect: But was the devil a proper man, gossip? / As fine a gentleman of his inches as ever I saw trusted to the stage, or any where else.
   2. 5

      Manliness

      Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.

      • Methought he bare himself in such a fashion, / So full of man, and sweetness in his carriage, /[…]
   3. 6

      A husband.

      • I pronounce that they are man and wife.
      • In the next place, every wife ought to answer for her man.
   4. 7

      A male lover

      A male lover; a boyfriend.

      • Stay away from my man!
   5. 8

      Used as the last element of a compound.

      • Some people prefer apple pie, but me, I’m a cherry pie man.
   6. 9

      A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified…

      A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.

      • "She's the man for the job."
      • Joanie volunteered, of course — if any dirty job is on offer requiring running, she's your man —
      • He also owns the only backhoe tractor on Elbow Cay, so whenever anyone needs a cistern dug, he's their man.
   7. 10

      A vassal

      A vassal; a subject.

      • Like master, like man.
      • all the king's men
      • The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he did become his man from that day forth, of life, limb, and earthly honour.
   8. 11

      A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.

      • The white men are always put on that side of the board which commences by row I, and the black men are placed opposite.
   9. 12

      One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when…

      One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.

      • Most machines are set to award you an extra man after 8000 points, and then after each additional 14.000 points.
   10. 13

       A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of…

       A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.

       • Come on, man, we've got no time to lose!
   11. 14

       A term of familiar address usually reserved for other adult males. It works both with…

       A term of familiar address usually reserved for other adult males. It works both with ones whose name is known and ones whose name is unknown.

       • Near-synonyms: my man, bro, brother
       • Hey, man, how's it goin'? I haven't seen you in months! [they know each other's name]
       • Hey, man, thanks for holding the door! [they don't know each other's name, and it doesn't matter]
   12. 15

       A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.

       • The second arrived three minutes later and was all Saka's own work, the Arsenal winger turning away from his man on the edge of the area and curling a superb effort beyond the reach of Anatoliy Trubin and into the top corner.
   13. 16

       A soldier below the rank of a non-commissioned officer.

   14. 17

       Synonym of manly. (Only used in man enough.)

   15. 18

       Used to place emphasis upon something or someone

       Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.

       • Man, that was a great catch!
       • "What happened to your eye?" she says. "Ice pick, Bayonne, 1985," he says. "Any other questions?" "Sorry, man, I was just asking."
       • The 19 meandering minutes of Dark Star are attractive enough but, man, they go on, while poor Creedence Clearwater Revival – headliners, with Bad Moon Rising still in the charts – are watching the clock tick in the wings.
   16. 19

       Used to refer to oneself or one's group

       Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.

       • Man's got some new creps.
       • [Sully:] If it weren’t for that snake […] Man wouldn’t even be in this mess right now.
       • before I got arrested man paid for my own ticket to go Jamaica you know . but I’ve never paid to go on no holiday before this time I paid (Dexter, MLE)
   17. 20

       You

       You; construed in the third person.

       • Man thinks I was born yesterday.
       • Oh, come on. Help a brother out. People see you coppin', might inspire them. Look, I know you ain't payin' bills right now. Man must have bare peas saved up.
   18. 21

       Any person, one

       • Man don't care.
       • He was of all colours Þat man may se of flours Be-twene Mydsomer and May.
       • I don’t really mind how . how my girl looks if she looks decent yeah and there’s one bit of her face that just looks mashed yeah . I don’t care it’s her personality man’s looking at (Alex, MLE corpus [MLE])
   19. 22

       To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).

       • The ship was manned with a small crew.
   20. 23

       To take up position in order to operate (something).

       • Man the machine guns!
       • “Avast!” roared Ahab, dashing him against the bulwarks—“Man the boat! Which way heading?”
       • At times it might seem, to a less sympathetic soul than our imagined observer, that this pale blue, egg-shaped two-door sedan, of uncertain age and in mediocre condition, was manned by an idiot.
   21. 24

       To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)

       • he manned himself heroically
   22. 25

       To wait on, attend to or escort.

   23. 26

       To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.

   24. 27

       A command used to display help pages in Unix and Unix-like operating systems.

   25. 28

       The genus Homo.

   26. 29

       Humankind in general.

   27. 30

       The Isle of Man

       The Isle of Man; an island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea.

   28. 31

       Abbreviation of Manitoba

       Abbreviation of Manitoba: a province of Canada.

   29. 32

       A surname from Chinese.

   30. 33

       Abbreviation of Manchester

       Abbreviation of Manchester: a city in England (especially in football).

   31. 34

       A town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.

   32. 35

       A city and department in the Ivory Coast.

   33. 36

       A village in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India.

   34. 37

       A surname

   35. 38

       Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network, a large computer network usually spanning a city.

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