man
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7.1
- noun
- /mæn/
- Each group is led by a "key man" chosen by the national organization.
Examples
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Anthony is making a little man out of a scrap of paper.
Fiction book (1996) -
" He holds a plastic man in each hand and dangles them upside down.
Fiction book (1991) -
"It'll be this afternoon before we'll be able to put a man on it," she said.
Fiction book (1991) -
A "Sigidi" is made with clay in the form of a man, about a foot and a half high.
Academic text (2000) -
In chess, each player starts with sixteen men on the board, including pawns and other pieces.
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Make sure to move your man to the back row to promote it to a queen in checkers.
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To win the game, you need to capture all of your opponent's men before they take yours.
Synonyms
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1.0
An object that belongs to a set, like a chess figure
Idioms
- Informal
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5.8
Each person must look after themselves in a dangerous or confusing situation
- Offensive
A joking phrase people use after 'I see' to show they do not believe someone
Compounds
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7.3
A person who has skill and knowledge in many different areas like art and science
- Offensive
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8.4
An older man who makes sexual comments or touches younger people when they do not want him to
- US
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6.5
A man who lives in the mountains or other wild places and can hunt and survive
- Offensive
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5.5
A person who always agrees with someone in charge to get approval or avoid trouble
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7.5
A performer who plays a serious role in a comedy to make the other person's jokes funnier
- Literature
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6.7
A shape people imagine on the moon's surface that looks like a face
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6.3
A man who has a lot of life experience and is comfortable in many social situations
How Mobile
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3.5
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7.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
A man on a game board is just a small person piece, and this use comes from the same old meaning 'person'. So chess or checkers pieces are called men because they represent people in the game.