man (
http://definr.com/man)
n 1: an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were
two women and six men on the bus" [syn:
adult male]
[ant:
woman]
2: someone who serves in the armed forces; "two men stood
sentry duty" [syn:
serviceman,
military man, {military
personnel}] [ant:
civilian]
3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it
was every man for himself"
4: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a
lover" [syn:
world,
human race,
humanity,
humankind,
human beings,
humans,
mankind]
5: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn:
homo,
human being,
human]
6: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the
building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
7: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and
courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
8: (informal) a male person who plays a significant role
(husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a
particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" [ant:
woman]
9: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his
employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn:
valet,
valet de chambre,
gentleman,
gentleman's gentleman]
10: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn:
Man, {Isle
of Man}]
11: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing
certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on
the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a
strategic advantage" [syn:
piece]
v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place;
"Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
2: provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"